Roundup: Cyclone Freddy kills more than 200 in southern Africa

BLANTYRE/MAPUTO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Tropical Cyclone Freddy has continued to cause devastation in the southern African region as the death toll from disasters such as flash floods and mudslides continues to rise.

In Malawi, where the impact of the cyclone looks the most severe, the death toll has risen to 190 as more bodies were recovered Tuesday following the damages caused by tropical cyclone Freddy, which has now affected 12 districts and cities in the southern African nation, according to the country's Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA).