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Tropical cyclone Freddy, which has been sweeping across the Indian Ocean for several days, has killed 7 people as it passes through Madagascar.

The cyclone has affected 85 000 people in 7 regions. Around 3 000 shelters have been flooded, with approximately 12 000 houses destroyed so far.

It has weakened considerably as it made landfall in Mozambique on Friday as a moderate tropical storm. In the video below, Malagasy Red Cross Society Secretary General Andoniaina Ratsimamanga provides more details:

 

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