Cyclone Michaung: Collectors review situation, direct officers to evacuate people to safety

Cyclone Michaung: Collectors review situation, direct officers to evacuate people to safety

West Godavari Collector P. Prasanthi interacting with farmers who were drying the harvested paddy on the roadside in a village near Palakol on Sunday. Collectors of coastal districts reviewed the situation ahead of Cyclone Michaung making landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coastline, and asked officials to take measures to prevent loss of life and property … Read more

Cyclone Mocha floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar, at least 700 injured

Cyclone Mocha floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar, at least 700 injured

A man holds a child as he moves to the nearest cyclone shelter at Shah Porir Dwip during the landfall of cyclone Mocha in Teknaf, Bangladesh, | Photo Credit: Reuters Rescuers early on May 15 evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western Myanmar’s coast after a powerful cyclone … Read more

Cyclone Mocha: IMD forecasts heavy rain in Bay of Bengal as cyclonic storm forms – Here’s how they are named

Cyclone Mocha: IMD forecasts heavy rain in Bay of Bengal as cyclonic storm forms – Here’s how they are named

Cyclone Mocha in Odisha, Bay of Bengal: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has declared the birth of a cyclonic or low-pressure region in the Bay of Bengal, which may result in massive rainfall in the area from May 8 to May 12. The weather system is predicted to generate a depression over the southeast Bay … Read more

New Zealand city grinds to halt as deluge from cyclone looms

New Zealand city grinds to halt as deluge from cyclone looms

Wellington: Auckland residents hunkered down Monday as they braced for a deluge from Cyclone Gabrielle, two weeks after a record-breaking storm swamped New Zealand‘s largest city and killed four people. Much of Auckland ground to a halt as train services were cancelled, libraries and most schools were closed, and authorities asked people to make only … Read more

Cyclone Mandous | T.N. has recovered quickly because of precautionary measures taken by the State, says CM

Cyclone Mandous | T.N. has recovered quickly because of  precautionary measures taken by the State, says CM

TN CM M.K. Stalin visited coastal areas in Chennai on Saturday and distributed relief material to residents affected by the cyclone | Photo Credit: Karunakaran M Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who visited cyclone-affected areas in Chennai on Saturday, said the State had recovered quickly from the effects of Cyclone Mandous, thanks to the precautionary measures … Read more

Cyclone Mandous | Bus operations to be stopped on ECR, Mamallapuram, before and after landfall

Cyclone Mandous | Bus operations to be stopped on ECR, Mamallapuram, before and after landfall

File photograph used for representational purposes only The Tamil Nadu Transport Department will not be operating buses when Cyclone Mandous makes landfall around Mamallapuram on Friday night. Trasnport Minister, S.S. Sivasankar, in a press release, has said that all bus operations would be stopped during the cyclone’s crossing the coast — two hours before and … Read more

Cyclone Mandous live updates | IMD predicts heavy rain in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal

Cyclone Mandous live updates | IMD predicts heavy rain in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal

The sea turns rough, as huge waves hit Marina beach in Chennai on December 9, 2022, due to cyclone Mandous. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu With the cyclonic storm ‘Mandous’, brewing over the Bay of Bengal, likely to hit north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts around December 10, intense rain lashed many districts of Tamil Nadu since … Read more

Five houses, 2 relief camps damaged in Mizoram due to heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Sitrang

Five houses, 2 relief camps damaged in Mizoram due to heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Sitrang

The downpour also triggered landslides and uprooted trees along several highways in in Mizoram The downpour also triggered landslides and uprooted trees along several highways in in Mizoram At least five houses and two relief camps in Mizoram’s Mamit and Siaha districts were damaged due to heavy rain accompanied by squally wind under the impact … Read more

Cyclone Sitrang: Meghalaya on high alert, schools ordered shut in 4 districts

Cyclone Sitrang: Meghalaya on high alert, schools ordered shut in 4 districts

In Bangladesh, the administration directed authorities to keep all educational institutes shut on Tuesday in view of the cyclone In Bangladesh, the administration directed authorities to keep all educational institutes shut on Tuesday in view of the cyclone Disaster Management Authorities in Meghalaya have been kept on high alert as Cyclone Sitrang is likely to … Read more

Cyclone Asani to intensify into ‘severe cyclone’ today; Alert issued in Bengal, Odisha

Cyclone Asani to intensify into ‘severe cyclone’ today; Alert issued in Bengal, Odisha

Asani will intensify into a ‘severe cyclone’ by Monday, the India Meteorological Department has warned. The cyclone, which has developed over southeast regions of the Bay of Bengal, will reach close to the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coastline by Tuesday, according to its projected movement track released by the weather bureau. The storm, however, is unlikely to … Read more