Tag: Cyclone
Australian cyclone rusty speeds into category four
A major cyclone powering towards Australia's resources-rich northwest upgraded to a category four storm on Wednesday as strong winds and heavy rains lashed the...
Cyclone Evan lashes Fiji
The south pacific nation Fiji, is being severely battered by Cyclone Evan, as thousands of people have been forced to flee to evacuation centres....
Heavy rains in India after Cyclone Nilam; 25 dead, 80,000 evacuated
At least 25 people have been killed in rain-related incidents in central Indian state of Andhra Pradesh as heavy rains continued to batter several...
India repairs damage after cyclone kills 42
Relief operations were under way in south India on Sunday as residents struggled to repair damaged homes and property after a cyclone that claimed...
42 dead in south Indian cyclone
At least 42 people died when a cyclone hit southern India, officials said on Saturday as engineers rushed to restore power supplies knocked out...
Cyclone not to hit Pakistan: Met office
The intensity of cyclone moving towards coastal line of Sindh and Balochistan has weakened, met office said on Saturday.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department said the...
The cyclone is coming… its coming not?!
The Pakistan Meteorological Department’s Marine Meteorology and Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Karachi in its advisory issued on Friday claimed that none of the...
Cyclone threat to Pakistan’s coastal belt averted: MET
The intensity of the cyclone for which warnings have been given out to Pakistan’s coastal areas, has now decreased substantially and according to the...
Cyclone on its way: Fisheries minister
High alert has been issued for the coastal areas in Karachi, Thatta and Badin after the met office’s report that a cyclone could hit...
Cyclone threat; heavy rainfall expected today
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Thursday said that the well-marked low-pressure area in Eastern Arabian Sea has intensified into a Depression (Strong weather...
Cyclone warning spreads panic in coastal areas
Locals have started shifting to safer places while the fishermen have anchored their boats to avoid any mishaps as panic gripped the communities living...
Cyclone busts… in comes rain and thunder
Rescue workers and fisherfolk who had returned to the shores after heeding to the Met Office’s forecast of tropical cyclone in Arabian Sea can...
Devastated by cyclone and floods, Thatta faces acute water scarcity
KARACHI - Either it's the tropical cyclone emerging from Arabian Sea or floods from the River Indus, Thatta is perhaps the most vulnerable city of Sindh. Thousands were displaced from their homes after the floodwater swept Thatta; in the aftermath of the floods, acute water shortage has gripped this backward district of Pakistan.
The situation is such that in many areas of the district, people have been forced to consume contaminated water and inevitably fall sick. Many do not
The situation is such that in many areas of the district, people have been forced to consume contaminated water and inevitably fall sick. Many do not
Australia reels from century’s biggest cyclone
TULLY - Australia's biggest cyclone in a century shattered entire towns, pummelling the coast and churning across the country Thursday, terrifying locals but remarkably causing no known fatalities.
Shaken residents emerged to check the damage after Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi hit land at around midnight, packing winds of up to 290 kilometres (180 miles) per hour in a region still reeling from record floods. Officials and locals said 90 percent of the main street in the small
Shaken residents emerged to check the damage after Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi hit land at around midnight, packing winds of up to 290 kilometres (180 miles) per hour in a region still reeling from record floods. Officials and locals said 90 percent of the main street in the small
