Mozambique was hit with Tropical Cyclone Freddy on Friday. The storm dumped dangerous amounts of rain and wreaked havoc across southern Africa.
Tropical Cyclone Freddy, center right, is shown above Mozambique on Feb. 24, 2023. The tropical cyclone dropped"dangerous and exceptional rainfall levels" over Mozambique.
"There is a potential risk that months’ worth of rainfall may fall in the space of a few days, causing widespread flooding in an area which already has saturated soils and high river basin levels from unusually heavy seasonal rains," The U.N. weather agency warned in a statement.
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