Cyclone

As rescue crews in neighbouring Sri Lanka looked for eight persons who had gone missing in floodwaters, heavy rains battered southern India on Wednesday, with coastal areas anticipating a probable cyclonic storm. A frequent and lethal...

The local government has prepared 604 shelter centres to house evacuated people for safety as cyclone “Dana” approaches the nation’s coastal regions. The Khulna Deputy Commissioner chaired an emergency meeting of the Khulna District Disaster Management...

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) issued a major danger alert number 10 today for the maritime ports of Payra and Mongla, and a number nine for the ports of Cox’s Bazar and Chattogram. “The cyclonic storm...

Cyclone Michaung is predicted to make landfall in a few hours. Police reported on Tuesday that storms have killed at least eight people along India’s southeast coast. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that the cyclone...

After 6 p.m. today, the cyclonic storm “Hamoon” over the Bay of Bengal began to move across the shores of Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar. “The storm may cross the coastal areas by late night today,” Meteorologist...

A powerful cyclone that is headed towards India and Pakistan has forced more than 100,000 people to flee its path as forecasters warned on Wednesday that it might destroy homes and knock down power lines. According...

The country initiated an intensive evacuation campaign today, aiming to relocate half a million people to safety as the Met Office increased its warning signal for Cox’s Bazar and other districts as the deadly cyclone Mocha...

According to the president of Malawi, 326 people have died as a result of Cyclone Freddy, bringing the overall number of fatalities in southern Africa since February to over 400. Rescuers were uncovering more corpses as...

As exhausted officials accepted aid from abroad, New Zealand on Thursday sent gunships and helicopters to bring water, food, and fuel to communities cut off by Cyclone Gabrielle. In a catastrophe that has devastated the populated...

At least two people died Wednesday as howling winds and huge waves slammed eastern India in the Covid-stricken country’s second cyclone in as many weeks, reports BSS. Cyclones happen regularly in the northern Indian Ocean but...