LILONGWE, Malawi: Malawi said Friday it had brought 38,000 nationals back from South Africa in a month as part of an exodus of foreigners fleeing anti-migrant threats and violence, with six dying on the way.
South Africa has been rocked by weeks of protests and unrest targeting immigrants, who stand accused of taking jobs and resources.
South African police have said two Mozambican nationals, a Malawian and an Ethiopian were killed in violence linked to the unrest.
Citizens from a host of countries, including Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda and Zimbabwe, have been fleeing South Africa since late May as fringe groups stepped up demands for undocumented migrants to leave.
Malawi’s department of disaster management said six people had died from illness on the long voyage back.
