CHENNAI – A cyclone that brought heavy rain to parts of southern India and neighboring Sri Lanka has weakened into a “practically stationary” deep depression, India’s weather office said on Friday. It was not immediately clear how much damage the …
COLOMBO — The Burevi tropical cyclone is headed towards southern India, authorities said on Thursday, after it slammed Sri Lanka’s east coast earlier this week but caused little damage. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a “red” warning to parts …
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka evacuated 75,000 people from homes on the east coast, where Tropical Cyclone Burevi, packing winds of 80 kph to 90 kph (50 mph to 56 mph) is expected to hit the island nation late on Wednesday. …
A cyclone made landfall Wednesday south of India’s financial capital of Mumbai, with storm surge threatening to flood beaches and low-lying slums as city authorities struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Live TV coverage showed inky black clouds framing the …
Mumbai, the financial capital of Asia’s third-largest economy, is likely to be affected by a cyclonic storm Wednesday, potentially causing widespread disruption in business and hurting efforts to fight the virus outbreak in a city that’s emerged as the epicenter …
The biggest cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal in two decades wrecked havoc along India’s east coast and in Bangladesh, killing dozens of people, flooding low-lying areas and affecting power supply. Amphan is likely to continue to move north-northeastward …
The biggest cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal in about two decades may likely weaken as it hits coasts of India and Bangladesh late on Wednesday, with authorities making preparations to evacuate more than 5 million people to safer …
Tropical Cyclone Amphan has intensified into the equivalent of a Category 5 storm as it tracks toward India and Bangladesh through the Bay of Bengal Maximum sustained winds in Cyclone Amphan increased from 75 mph to 160 mph in just …
The eastern Indian state of Odisha, battered by one of the strongest cyclones in two decades, needs at least one trillion rupees ($14 billion) to rebuild damaged houses and public infrastructure, a government official said on Monday. About 500,000 people …
A category 4 storm with strong winds and heavy rain made its landfall on India’s east coast, with authorities evacuating more than 1 million people to safer places. Flight and train services remained shut. Cyclone Fani, the worst storm to …
