Malawi was recently devastated by the largest floods in living memory. Three weeks later people are still struggling to get on with their lives and preparing as best they can for a difficult future ahead, like the arrival of a new baby.
Berita didn't run when the floods hit. She didn't run because there was nowhere to go: Makhanga, a cluster of villages with a population of 5,000, rests on what can barely be called a hill, but is nonetheless on slightly higher ground than the vast plains of south Malawi. But Berita also didn't run because she was eight months pregnant.
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