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What lessons can we learn from Tropical Storm Freddy?

Freddy ripped through Malawi and Mozambique, but Malawi has taken the brunt of the damage

Tropical Storm Freddy ripped through Mozambique and Malawi killing more than 200 people.

Malawi鈥檚 President Lazarus Chakwera has called the devastation from the storm a national tragedy.

Whereas the storm hit both countries, Malawi and its commercial capital Blantyre have been worst affected.

Residents there died in landslides as their homes crumbled into flood waters.

So, why has the storm been so devastating? And what lessons can be learned?

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