Malawi: U.S. Embassy Warns of Malawi 'Large Civil Disturbance' As 'Bloodsuckers' Mania Spreads

20 October 2017

The United States of America embassy in Lilongwe has warned its citizens in Malawi of a " large civil disturbance " in the southern region, advising them to take special care when visiting places as the 'bloodsuckers' saga is getting out of hand with its recent spread to commercial capital Blantyre .

On Thursday the country recorded two deaths as lynch mobs killed two people in Blantyre, as public hysteria grows over "blood-sucking vampires".

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