Cyclone Freddy to ease after bringing chaos and death to Mozambique and Malawi

A woman at a displacement centre in Blantyre, Malawi (Thoko Chikondi/AP)

Cyclone Freddy is set to move away from land after barrelling through Mozambique and Malawi since late last week, killing hundreds of people and displacing thousands more.

The cyclone has killed at least 199 people in Malawi’s southern region and within and around Blantyre, the country’s financial hub, according to local authorities.