11 killed, 50,000 affected during rainy season in Malawi

LILONGWE, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Eleven people have died and nearly 50,000 people have been affected in various ways in Malawi since the onset of the rains in early November, the country's Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) said in a statement on Tuesday.

According to the DoDMA, the disasters mainly included storms, gales, hails, heavy rains and lightning, and affected a total of 10,833 households, or 48,748 people.