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Tropical Cyclone Freddy strikes Africa for the second time
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Location: Mozambique
Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
Tropical cyclone Freddy, during its extensive journey, has caused serious destruction and loss of life. The latest countries to be devastated by the cyclone are Mozambique and Malawi, with more than 300 fatalities and dozens of missing persons.
On 18 March, one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites captured a plume of sediments flowing from the Licungo River, which runs through Mozambique and Malawi.
The Rapid Mapping module of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service has produced detailed delineation maps of the flooded areas. All the products are available here.
