Tropical storm "Freddy" killed 522 people in 3 African countries - Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique.

According to APA's news with reference to "German wave", hundreds of thousands of people were affected by torrential rains, floods and landslides.

Most of the human deaths were recorded in Malawi, one of the poorest countries.

438 people died in this country, 345 thousand people were damaged by rains, floods and landslides, tens of thousands of people were left homeless.

A state of emergency has been declared in southern Malawi.

Tropical cyclone "Freddy" killed 67 people in Mozambique.

17 people lost their lives in Madagascar.

It should be noted that on February 21, the tropical storm "Freddy" formed over the Indian Ocean and caused destruction in Madagascar.

Later, it moved from the island of Madagascar to the continent of Africa, and then hit the island again.

On March 11, the hurricane caused destruction in Mozambique and Malawi.

Thus, the hurricane lasted for 1 month.

According to the World Meteorological Organization, this is the longest-lasting hurricane on record.