- Southern African nations including Mauritius, Madagascar, Malawi and Eswatini are bracing for tropical Cyclone Freddy.
- Mauritius has grounded flights and shut its stock exchange as the storm approaches.
- About a dozen storms or cyclones occur each year in the southwest Indian Ocean during the November-April season.
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