Cyclone Freddy, one of the strongest cyclones on record, swept through Mozambique and into Southern Malawi on the weekend of 12 March 2023.
Hundreds of people lost their lives in mudslides and floods, particularly in the overcrowded hillside townships of Blantyre.
Thanks to your generosity, SALT is working to to bring emergency food rations and other relief to hundreds of needy people in our immediate vicinity and several evacuation camps in the surrounding area.
Read further about Cyclone Freddy and SALT’s response to this terrible natural disaster.
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Cyclone Freddy: Incident Response Plan
It’s now two weeks since Cyclone Freddy began to wreak havoc across Southern Malawi. We have been trying to come up with an appropriate incident response plan. The body count continues to rise. However, it is doubtful if we will ever know the true number of people who perished. Many were washed away by flash-floodsRead…
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Pray: We need sunshine
Cyclone Freddy is reckoned to be one of the strongest and longest tropical storms on record. People in Blantyre recount how the cyclone settled over the city, dumping torrential rain, non-stop for three days. Seasonal rain, sometimes heavy, has continued on and off for the last week or more since the cyclone passed, complicating theRead…
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Lisao Emergency
The temporary camp at Lisao is home to 433 displaced survivors of the devastating mudslides and floods that swept so many to their death. The partially decomposed body of one sister in the Lord was buried where she was found, some 15 Km from her home. The camp has been mostly cut off and hasRead…
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Cyclone Freddy Malawi Relief Effort
As heavy rain continues to fall, the situation continues to develop. It’s still too early to say what the scale of the disaster is – but it is a disaster! The death toll from Cyclone Freddy Malawi has already exceeded 100, and some people have been in touch to ask what they can do asRead…
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Cyclone Freddy breaking records
CNN reported today that Cyclone Freddy is breaking records for the duration and strength of tropical storms in the southern hemisphere. Al Jazeera says police in Malawi have reported 11 deaths around the city of Blantyre. [Edit: The death toll has now exceeded 60 – 18:00 GMT – 13 March 2023)
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Pray for Wati on the loss of her grandmother
Please pray for Wati on the loss of her grandmother in the early hours of Saturday. The burial took place yesterday in the midst of Cyclone Freddy. Please remember Wati at this difficult time and pray that the Lord will comfort give much grace. Pray that Wati’s faith may be a testimony to other membersRead…
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Pray: More homes destroyed by Cyclone Freddy
Please pray for those affected by Cyclone Freddy. Brother Goodson reports that the roof of his own sister’s house was blown away yesterday. This morning, the homes of a sister at Saidi and the carpenter who works on site there, have suffered partial collapse.
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Pray: Tropical Cyclone Freddy tracking towards Malawi
Tropical Cyclone Freddy has already caused serious disruption and some loss of life as it passed over Madagascar and Mozambique. After heading back to the Indian Ocean, Freddy has again begun to track towards the coast on a path which would take it to Malawi by this coming weekend. Many families are still affected byRead…