Tropical Cyclone Freddy Is Longest-Lasting Storm on Record
Almost 200 people are dead and tens of thousands affected in Southern Africa after a tropical cyclone, which at 34 days could be the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record, hit a second time in the course of a few weeks, following a first landfall in February. It’s officially the most energetic storm on record.Tropical Cyclone Freddy made landfall in Mozambique on Saturday and moved over to Malawi on Sunday, where it did the brunt of its damage: at least 190 people in Malawi are dead, the BBC reported, with 158 of…