Five people have died due to the effects of Tropical Cyclone Gombe that has hit-hard some districts in the southern part of Malawi.

The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) indicates four of the victims were washed away when trying to cross the flooded Namandanje River in Machinga and Lingamasa River in Mangochi.

It further says a 78-year-old man in Mangochi died after being hit by a collapsing wall.

DODMA adds the Chikwawa-Nsanje Road has since been cut off at Bereu and Sekeni in Chikwawa District.

Mangochi, Phalombe, Nsanje, Mulanje, and Machinga are some of the districts experiencing Tropical Cyclone Gombe-induced heavy rains and floods.

Currently, district councils are conducting assessments to establish the extent of the damage.