見ていた記事メモ（2023-03-31）：マラウィの被災状況

　マラウィ。Freddyによる行方不明者の死亡を宣告。537名不明のまま。

BBC Storm Freddy: Malawi to declare 537 missing persons dead 30 Mar 2023

「Police in Malawi will declare 537 missing persons dead after Tropical Storm Freddy unleashed devastation in the country.」

「The head of the disaster management unit, Charles Kalemba, told reporters on Wednesday that chances of finding the missing persons alive were slim after 17 days of searching.

He cited a case where where an entire village was swept away by a mudslide and police using sniffer dogs were unable to rescue anyone. The search operation in the area has been called off, he added.」

　そりゃあまあ、17日の捜索で見つからないとなれば、そりゃあ、うん…。

　ちょっとの差で泥流に呑み込まれてしまった妻を探し―嫁からしばらく預かった孫たちが形見になってしまい―そして夫婦の家も直撃をうけ、思い出の写真も何ものこりゃあしない。

BBC Cyclone Freddy in Malawi: Searching for my daughter-in-law in the mud 17 Mar 2023　By Rhoda Odhiambo & Nobuhle Simelane

「When we met Richard Galeta, 34, he was dressed in a white protective suit, worn by people who have volunteered to help bury victims. Richard buried his wife and child on Wednesday.

"I was working hard for them. Now that they are gone, I don't know what to do," he said.

"The last thing that I told my wife is that I am going to give her money this week to go and visit her parents. But now I must be the one to go and visit them and share the bad news."」

　最後に妻と話したのは、おい今度お前の実家に行ってカネ渡して来ようぜ！　―残念ながらつらいニュースを持ってゆくだけになってしまった。

　ねちねち海峡を移動してパワー復活して再来襲―なんてことしてたFreddy。これだけ死んでも、なお地球人口は増えていくのだから、まあ人間の繁殖力たるや―とは思われる。