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Australian travellers on high alert as twin cyclone threat looms over holiday hotspots; check updatesAustralian travellers face a high alert as two powerful cyclones approach. One storm is intensifying off Fiji's coast, threatening widespre...
Maharashtra on alert as cyclone 'Shakti' approaches: IMD forecasts heavy rains from October 4–7 across Mumbai, Pune, Thane & other districtsThe India Meteorological Department has issued an alert for Maharashtra as Cyclone ‘Shakti’ develops in the Arabian Sea, forecasting heavy ...
Tropical Cyclone Alfred barrels towards Australia's Queensland and New South WalesTropical Cyclone Alfred is nearing Australia's east coast. It could affect Queensland and New South Wales with strong winds, heavy rain, an...
Cyclone Dana: West Bengal govt unveils preparedness plan for nine districts ahead of landfallThe West Bengal government has implemented a preparedness plan involving seven Principal Secretaries and two control rooms to address the i...
Thousands flee as cyclone barrels towards BangladeshTens of thousands of Bangladeshis left their coastal villages Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation pre...
Cyclone Biparjoy: 30,000 people from coastal districts shifted to temporary shelters; Army plans relief measures with NDRFFour boys drowned after venturing into rough seas in Mumbai as Indian authorities began evacuating people from western coastal areas on Tue...
Coast Guard evacuates 50 from oil rig off Gujarat coast in overnight operationAn Indian Coast Guard release said that the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and ship braved "very rough sea conditions" and inclement weath...
16 dead, million seek shelter as cyclone hits BangladeshCyclones -- the equivalent of hurricanes in the Atlantic or typhoons in the Pacific -- are a regular menace but scientists say climate chan...
Depression in Bay of Bengal to develop into cyclonic storm by Monday: IMD"It (the depression) is very likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm by 24th May morning and further into a...
Cyclone Amphan weakens into 'extremely severe' category, rain lashes several parts of OdishaIn a statement, the IMD said the super cyclonic storm Amphan over Westcentral and adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal moved nearly north-no...
PM Modi reviews preparations against cyclone 'Amphan', assures all Central supportThe prime minister wrote on Twitter that he prays for everyone's safety "and assure all possible support from the central government." At t...
India evacuates thousands threatened by cyclone amid coronavirus pandemicPrime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a meeting in New Delhi to plan how to mitigate damage and injuries. "The extremely severe cyclo...
2 days in advance, Amit Shah checks preparations for cyclone VayuFollowing Shah’s high-level meeting, the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by cabinet secretary PK Sinha, took stock of t...
Reliance Industries initiates to assist areas affected by Cyclone FaniSome of the measures include alerting coast guards , ensuring tower sites remain working and working with coast guards to evacuate in emerg...
Pakistan to evacuate 50,000 people in wake of Nilofar cycloneThe cyclone, moving at about 14km per hour speed towards Sindh may hit Pakistan tonight or tomorrow with the possibility of heavy rains.
World Bank praises India's cyclone Phailin evacuation effortsThe World Bank has praised India's evacuation of nearly 10 lakh people in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, which ensured minimal loss of human li...
Phailin: Speedy evacuation, accurate prediction help to minimise damageMassive preparedness, speedy evacuation plans and almost accurate prediction of cyclone time and path have saved the country from a natural...
Cyclone Phailin: E&P companies evacuates manpower from KG Basin operationsExploration and production companies have started evacuating their manpower from their operations on East Coast in view of Cyclone Phailin,...
Paradip Port shuts operations amid cyclone threatParadip Port today shut all cargo operations, plants and machinery and put in place a contingency plan to meet any eventuality due to Cyclo...
Odisha, Andhra Pradesh brace for 'very severe' cyclone, Phailin to hit coast tomorrowPhailin is expected to make landfall near Gopalpur in Ganjam district in the eastern state after crossing an area between Paradip in Odisha...