Malawi, Mozambique Race to Rescue Survivors as Cyclone Toll Rises Above 270

Young boys carry plastic as they look for items to salvage from the Nasolo river in Ndirande township in Blantyre, Malawi, on March 15, 2023. Eldson Chagara/Reuters

BLANTYRE/MAPUTO—Malawi and Mozambique were racing to rescue survivors from Tropical Cyclone Freddy on Wednesday as the death toll rose above 270 from one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphere.

Freddy tore through southern Africa for the second time in a month over the weekend and was still causing heavy rain on Wednesday, hampering relief efforts.