Freddy death toll jumps to 326 in Malawi - report

The death toll from Tropical Storm Freddy in Malawi has jumped from 225 to 326, Reuters news agency quotes the country's disaster management agency as saying.

Most people have died in mudslides and floods caused by the storm that first hit Mozambique on Sunday.

That number of victims is expected to rise further as President Lazarus Chakwera has said some communities have yet to be reached.

The military has been deployed to help recover the bodies of the dead