{"id":61303,"date":"2024-06-13T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/becareful-govt-warns-of-more-rains-flooding-in-the-northern-region-lakeshore-areas-2"},"modified":"2024-06-13T11:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T11:20:00","slug":"becareful-govt-warns-of-more-rains-flooding-in-the-northern-region-lakeshore-areas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/becareful-govt-warns-of-more-rains-flooding-in-the-northern-region-lakeshore-areas-2","title":{"rendered":"Becareful! 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