Officials said electricity had been restored in many villages but hundreds more were still without power. More than 100,000 people who had sheltered from Cyclone Biparjoy in relief camps in western India have begun to return home after the storm weakened, the authorities said. In the coastal village of Jakhau, …
Read More »Food Insecurity Fears as Pakistan Faces Cyclone, Monsoon Season
Temporary medical camps are still the norm in some areas of Pakistan as the country struggles to recover from last year’s flooding. Now areas of the country are facing Cyclone Biparjoy and a monsoon season, and warnings are that food insecurity may increase. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar) Tuesday, …
Read More »Three dead as cyclone Mocha hits Bangladesh, Myanmar
Thousands of people have hunkered down in monasteries, pagodas and schools, seeking shelter from a powerful storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday. As Cyclone Mocha crashed ashore, it uprooted trees, scattered flimsy homes in Rohingya displacement camps in Bangladesh, and brought a storm …
Read More »Malawi death toll from Cyclone Freddy rises to 190 | CNN
CNN — At least 190 people have died after Tropical Cyclone Freddy ripped through southern Malawi, local authorities said Tuesday as survivors continue to look for loved ones in badly hit areas. At least 584 have been injured and 37 people have been reported missing in the country. The Malawi …
Read More »Record-strength Cyclone Freddy pounds Mozambique after making second landfall | CNN
Cyclone Freddy battered central Mozambique on Sunday after making landfall for a second time in a month, breaking records for the duration and strength of tropical storms in the southern hemisphere. Communications and electricity supply in the storm area have been cut so the extent of the damage and number …
Read More »Video: Post-Tropical Cyclone Fiona Slams Parts of Eastern Canada
The storm, which was downgraded from a Category 3 hurricane, overwhelmed coastal towns in eastern Canada, flooding roadways, knocking out power and destroying buildings.
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