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Virus-hit Mumbai largely unscathed by Cyclone Nisarga
(UPDATED) The storm makes landfall near the coastal town of Alibag, around 100 kilometers south of Mumbai
India evacuates 100,000 from homes, virus hospital ahead of cyclone
(UPDATED) Mumbai rarely faces the brunt of cyclones – the last severe storm to hit the city struck in 1948, killing 12 people and injuring more than 100
South Asia cyclone death toll passes 100
Amphan, only the second 'super cyclone' ever recorded over the Bay of Bengal, bulldozes houses, tears off roofs, uproots trees, and leaves millions without power
Cyclone toll hits 84 as Bangladesh and India start mopping up
Cyclone Amphan flattens houses, uproots trees, blows off roofs and topples electricity pylons, while a storm surge inundates coastal villages and wrecks shrimp farms vital to the local economy
'Super cyclone' Amphan batters Bangladesh, India
'The situation is more worrying than the coronavirus pandemic. We don't know how to handle it,' India's West Bengal state leader Mamata Banerjee says
Millions batten down as 'super cyclone' Amphan hits Bangladesh, India
Authorities scramble to evacuate more than 3 million people from low-lying areas, but the task is complicated by the need to prevent the spread of coronavirus
'Super cyclone' to slam India, Bangladesh
Along with 'very heavy rainfall,' the system is expected to result in a storm surge pushing the sea level several meters higher
Virus fears as India, Bangladesh evacuate millions to shelters ahead of cyclone
(UPDATED) Cyclone Amphan is expected to weaken before it hits India's eastern states and the south and southwestern coasts of Bangladesh
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Pacific clean-up after homes 'blown to smithereens' by superstorm
The cyclone careens through the South Pacific, peaking as a Category Five superstorm that gouged a trail of destruction across the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga
Monster Pacific cyclone Harold batters Fiji
(UPDATED) Harold remains 'extremely dangerous' and residents in the island's south are advised to shelter in churches, schools, or other substantial buildings
Monster cyclone tears through Vanuatu town
(UPDATED) Tropical Cyclone Harold, which claimed 27 lives when it swept through the Solomon Islands last week, lashes Vanuatu's northern provinces overnight as a scale-topping category 5 superstorm
2 missing, 3,000 in shelters as Cyclone Tino hits Fiji
The Pacific kingdom is still recovering from the devastation of Cyclone Gina two years ago which caused widespread devastation, destroying houses and crops
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Cyclone death toll rises to 24 in Bangladesh, India
Cyclone Bulbul, packing winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour when it hit late Saturday, killes 12 people in Bangladesh – 11 from falling trees – and 12 in India's West Bengal and Odisha states
14 dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts
(3rd UPDATE) Some 2.1 million people across Bangladesh are relocated to cyclone shelters. In India, nearly 120,000 evacuees start to return home as the cyclone weakened.
Cyclone heading for western India strengthens
Vayu is classified as a very severe cyclonic storm and India officials are scrambling to evacuate close to 300,000 people living in coastal areas
Donors pledge $1.2 billion after Mozambique cyclones
The storms smash into Mozambique in March and April 2019, hitting the center and north of the country just 6 weeks apart
Cyclone Fani death toll rises to 42 in India, Bangladesh
Many of the fatalities are from eastern India's Odisha state
Major disaster averted as weakened Fani hits Bangladesh
But the storm was still packing a punch, with winds of up to 70 km/hr and heavy rain battering the Indian state of West Bengal, its capital Kolkata, and the Sundarbans mangrove forest area overnight and on Saturday morning
Mozambique records first cholera cases after Cyclone Kenneth
The city of Pemba registers 11 cases of the disease while the neighboring district of Mecufi has 3
At least 9 dead as monster cyclone enters Bangladesh
(4th UPDATE) The monster weather system makes landfall at the holy city of Puri, with winds gusting at up to 200 kilometers per hour
Mass evacuations as monster cyclone heads for India
(3rd UPDATE) The Indian weather service says Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani is expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon, May 3, in Odisha state
India braces for cyclone, puts navy on alert
Authorities have ordered the evacuation of thousands of people from coastal districts likely to bear the brunt of the storm
Aid agencies rush to bring aid to Mozambique cyclone survivors
'The priority is getting aid to Ibo because it hasn’t been reached yet,' says Deborah Nguyen, spokeswoman for World Food Programme
38 killed as floods worsen in Mozambique after second cyclone
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs describes it as the strongest cyclone to ever lash Africa, and predicts further heavy rain over the coming days
Mozambique fears 'devastating' floods after Cyclone Kenneth
'We are very worried because, according to the forecasts, heavy rain is expected for the next 4 days,' says a spokeswoman for the UN World Food Program
First death as Cyclone Kenneth hits Mozambique
The United Nations warns of flash flooding and landslides as Mozambique's emergency situation institute reports one person is killed by a falling coconut tree at Pemba in Cabo Delgado
Cyclone-ravaged Mozambique threatened by new tropical storm
The poor southern African country is still reeling from the impact of deadly Cyclone Idai which left about 1,000 dead in Mozambique and Zimbabwe
Cyclone Idai damages estimated at $2 billion: World Bank
"To date, about three million people have been affected, with near total damage in the worst affected areas," says the World Bank
Cyclone Idai's death toll nears 1,000 in Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe updates its toll to 344 while Mozambique says recorded fatalities stand at 602, taking the combined tally to 946
Mozambique steps up war against cyclone-induced cholera
A World Health Organization official says 9 cholera treatment centers are being set up around the central Sofala province, which bore the brunt of the cyclone
Cyclone-ravaged Mozambique reports 5 cholera cases
UN humanitarian aid chief Mark Lowcock has appealed for $282 million of relief aid over the next 3 months for Mozambique
Mozambique cyclone survivors face 'ticking bomb' of disease
As logistical conditions improve and roads to affected communities are reconnected, the full scale of the humanitarian crisis is revealed for the first time since disaster hit on March 15
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Aid workers scramble to get relief supplies to Mozambique cyclone victims
The confirmed death toll in Mozambique and neighboring Zimbabwe reaches 432 on Friday, March 22, with 293 killed in Mozambique, and around 1.7 million people affected
15,000 awaiting rescue in flood-stricken Mozambique
Land and Environmental Minister Celso Correia says around 3,000 people have been rescued so far since Tropical Cyclone Idai struck the flood-prone impoverished southern African country
Aid agencies struggle to rescue Mozambique cyclone victims
The UN says it is 'one of the worst natural disasters in southern Africa' and launches an international appeal for relief funds
Mozambique, Zimbabwe cyclone deaths exceed 300 as U.N. boosts aid
The UN adds one of the worst storms to hit southern Africa in decades also unleashes a humanitarian crisis in Malawi, affecting nearly a million people
More than 1,000 feared dead in Mozambique storm
(3rd UPDATE) 'When we flew over the area...this morning to understand what's going on, everything indicates that we could register more than 1,000 deaths,' says Mozambican President Felipe Nyusi
At least 24 dead as Cyclone Idai hits eastern Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe officials say 24 are dead with over 100 people missing
LIST: PAGASA's names for tropical cyclones in 2019
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At least 4 dead as Cyclone Josie hits Fiji
Much of the main tourist town of Nadi is underwater as Josie, with wind gusts up to 100 kilometers per hour (60 mph), causes widespread flooding before moving away from the island group
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Aid reaches cyclone-hit Tonga as storm passes Fiji
International aid begins trickling in to areas of Tonga devastated by Cyclone Gita, as Fiji escapes the worst of the storm's fury
Arctic blast freezes US, Canada amid NY airport chaos
The big chill follows a winter storm, dubbed a 'bomb cyclone' by forecasters, which is blamed for at least 19 deaths in the United States, based on US media reports
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'Bomb cyclone' pounds eastern US, 4 reported dead
The National Weather Service says very cold temperatures and wind chills will follow for much of the eastern third of the US through the weekend
LIST: PAGASA's names for tropical cyclones in 2018
From Agaton to Zeny, here's a look at the Philippines' names for tropical cyclones this year
