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Cyclone Burevi moves away from Sri Lanka after minimum damage, say weather department officials
• 4 years agoIncidents of flooding and tree felling were reported but property damage has largely been contained, as per Sri Lanka's meteorological department officials
Cyclone Burevi: NDRF teams deployed in Tamil Nadu and Kerala; Amit Shah speaks to CMs
• 4 years agoThe cyclonic storm is likely to cross south Tamil Nadu coast between Pamban and Kanniyakumari sometime between tonight and Friday morning with a wind speed of 70-80 kmph, said IMD
Cyclone Amphan makes landfall: Scientists say tropical cyclones have become more destructive due to global warming, climate change
Trendingdesk • 5 years agoScientists, while analysing satellite data from 1979 to 2017, came across the fact that destructive cyclones risen in numbers during this period.
Cyclone Amphan: Suspension on cargo operations at Kolkata airport ends; flights were called off till 5 am due to severe cyclonic storm
• 5 years agoCargo and evacuation flight operations at the Kolkata airport have been suspended till 5 am of Thursday due to the cyclonic storm 'Amphan', airport officials said. The cyclone is expected to make a landfall between West Bengal and Bangladesh coast this afternoon or evening.
Cyclone Amphan: Two killed in West Bengal; winds of up to 190 kmph flatten thatched houses, uproot trees
Fp Staff • 5 years agoAfter making landfall at 2.30 p.m. between Digha in West Bengal and and Hatiya island in Bangladesh, Cyclone Amphan raged through the coastal areas.
Cyclone Amphan: First arm touches land along West Bengal coast, storm to reach near Kolkata by evening, says IMD
• 5 years agoCyclone Amphan is currently crossing the West Bengal coast near the Sunderbans and will reach near Kolkata by evening, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said on Wednesday as the storm was making landfall
Cyclone Amphan: Heavy downpour along coastal Odisha, West Bengal as govt evacuates over 4 lakh people; cyclonic storm to make landfall near Sunderbans
• 5 years agoExtremely severe cyclone 'Amphan' hurtled towards Indian shores on Wednesday, triggering downpour in coastal Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal, uprooting trees, flattening fragile dwellings and forcing the evacuation of over four lakh people, officials said.
Super Cyclone Amphan weakens into extremely severe cyclonic storm; rains lash several parts of Odisha
• 5 years agoSuper cyclone ‘Amphan’ weakened into an extremely severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday as it moved closer to the coast, triggering rainfall in several parts of Odisha, where the state government stepped up efforts to evacuate people in vulnerable areas.
Cyclone Amphan to make landfall today; West Bengal evacuates over 3 lakh people from three coastal districts
• 5 years agoWest Bengal on Tuesday mounted one of its biggest evacuation exercises by moving more than three lakh people to safer places as the extremely severe cyclonic storm 'Amphan' roared towards the coastal areas of the state, officials said.
Cyclone Amphan likely to hit West Bengal tomorrow: Why do we name catastrophes and how cyclonic storms get their names
Fp Staff • 5 years agoFor tropical cyclones developing in the North Indian Ocean, countries like India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan and Thailand send their names to the regional tropical cyclone committee