Cyclone Fani hits India, UN moves to protect vulnerable refugees in Bangladesh
New York, May 4 (IBNS): One of the strongest storms to batter India in decades made landfall near the northeastern coastal city of Puri on Friday morning. UN agencies are monitoring Cyclone Fani’s movements closely and taking measures to protect families living in refugee camps in Bangladesh, which is on alert.
Fani weakens into very severe cyclonic storm
Hyderabad, May 3 (UNI) The extremely severe cyclonic storm 'Fani' weakened into a very severe cyclonic storm and lay centered at 1130 hours on Friday near Latitude 20.2 degree North and Longitude 85.9 degree East over Coastal Odisha about 10 km to East of Bhubaneswar and 20 km to the South of Cuttack.
Odisha: Landfall impact of extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani starts, over 1 million evacuated
Bhubaneswar, May 3 (UNI) The land fall impact of extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani has started this morning and the cyclone Fani is moving north northeastwards and cross Odisha coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali close to Puri with maximum sustained wind speed of 170-180 kmph gusting to 200 kmph.
Cyclone Fani to hit Odisha coast today, 11 lakh people evacuated
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, May 3 (IBNS): Odisha state administration have removed nearly 11 lakh people to safety as cyclone Fani is expected to make a landfall in Odisha's Puri town on Friday, reports said.
Cyclone Fani: Storm, rain and snow lash Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, May 2 (UNI) The cyclonic windstorm Fani is currently active in parts of northwestern Himalyan states and have brought thunderstorms, lightening, hail, rain and snow in last 24 hrs, the local Met Office said on Thursday.
Fani: Heavy rain lashes Puducherry; 3 injured as tree falls on them
Puducherry, May 2 (UNI): Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds, lightning and thunder lashed Puducherry and its suburbs on Wednesday night under the influence of the 'Fani' cyclone in the Bay of Bengal which is expected to cross at Puri in Odisha tonight or on Friday.
Odisha to evacuate 8 lakh people before cyclone Fani makes landfall on May 3
Bhubaneswar, May 1 (UNI): The Odisha government today chalked out a plan to evacuate nearly eight lakh people along the coast and put them in the cyclone shelters as the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani with wind speed reaching 180kmph will make land fall near Puri on May 3 evening.
‘FANI’ to intensify into very severe cyclonic storm by tomorrow night: IMD
Hyderabad, Apr 28 (UNI): The Cyclonic Storm ‘FANI’ (pronounced as ‘FONI’) over southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood moved northwestwards with a speed of about 10 kmph in last six hours and lay centred at 1430 hrs on Sunday near latitude 7.7°N and longitude 87.5°E over southeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood, about 690 km east-southeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 990 km southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 1170 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
Depression over Bay of Bengal to intensify into Cyclonic storm in upcoming 36 hrs : IMD
Chennai, Apr 26 (UNI) India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said the depression over East Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal lay centred at about 1,440 km southeast of Chennai.
New York, Mar 19 (IBNS): The destruction unleashed by Cyclone Idai on Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, continues to claim lives and displace thousands, in what the UN’s top disaster risk reduction official called on Monday “theworst extreme weather event to occur so far this year”.
Harare, Mar 18 (UNI): At least 82 people have been confirmed dead in Zimbabwe due to flooding and landfall caused by the tropical Cyclone Idai, local media reported on Monday.
Cyclone Phethai to hit Andhra Pradesh on Monday
Visakhapatnam, Dec 16 (IBNS): Cyclonic storm Phethai is "very likely" to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and make landfall in Andhra Pradesh on Monday afternoon, the India Meteorological Department has said.
UN ‘stands in solidarity’ with cyclone-hit India – Secretary-General Guterres
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed sadness at the loss of lives and devastation caused by Cyclone Titli in India and said that the Organization is ready to provide assistance.
Cyclone Ockhi heads for Lakshadweep Islands
Chennai, Nov 30 (IBNS): Heavy rains lashed Tamil Nadu's coastal areas as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has turned to Cyclone Ockhi.
Tamil Nadu: Cyclone Vardah hits Tamil Nadu, 4 killed
Chennai, Dec 12 (IBNS): Heavy rains lashed the coast in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh after cyclone Vardah hit close to Chennai on Monday, killing at least four people.