A view of stormy waves off the coast of Porbandar (Gujarat). (Courtesy of Al Jazeera) The Indian Meteorological Department says that the intensity of Cyclone Buparjoy has decreased. The Indian Meteorological Department from New Delhi said that the storm was moving towards the north at a speed of 5 km per hour. The center of…
Courtesy: Hindustan Times. India’s Meteorological Department has said that Cyclone Buparjoy, which has formed in the Arabian Sea, has turned into a very severe storm. The Indian Meteorological Department from New Delhi further says that the storm is unlikely to hit the western Indian state of Gujarat. The cyclone is likely to pass 200 to…
Photo courtesy of Social Media The coastal areas of Saudi Arabia are not threatened by the cyclone ‘Biper Joy’ in the Arabian Sea. According to a foreign news agency, the Saudi Meteorological Center says that there is currently no threat to Saudi Arabia or its coastal areas from Cyclone Biper Joy. On the other hand,…
Coastal region of India, file photo Alert issued in coastal states on the threat of Cyclone Biparjoy in India. Department of India… PNP Deskpnp.com.pk
In Myanmar, the UN appealed on Tuesday for $333 million to assist 1.6 million of the most vulnerable people, many of whom have lost their homes as the cyclone hit the west of the country over a week ago. The UN’s top aid official in the country, Ramanathan Balakrishnan, told reporters in Geneva that the…
Cyclone Moka has caused a power crisis in Bangladesh due to disruption of gas supply. The shutdown of both floating LNG terminals in Bangladesh affected power supply. According to Bangladesh’s grid operator, power supply on Monday was 17 percent short of demand and 14 percent short on Sunday. The worst shortage was seen after midnight….
With coastal winds recorded at up to 250 kilometers per hour making landfall off the Bay of Bengal, the storm tore through villages in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, leaving villagers to piece together their ruined homes while they wait for aid and support. According to news reports, Mocha ripped off roofs, smashed fishing boats, uprooted trees…
OCHA said that communities there had spent the day cleaning up, and counting the cost of the storm, categorized as Extremely Severe, when it smashed into Myanmar’s western states and regions on Sunday, with guests as strong as 250km per hour – continuing to lash some areas the day after, with heavy rain. Authorities and humanitarian aid…
DHAKA: The powerful Cyclone Mocha hit the coasts of Myanmar and Bangladesh, disrupting daily life. According to the report of a foreign media news agency, heavy rains and strong winds of 195 km per hour due to Samandi storm Mocha disrupted the normal life. In view of the category 5 storm in the Bay of…
Cyclone wreaks havoc in Bangladesh and Myanmar; Photo: File Dhaka: Powerful Cyclone ‘Mocha’ hit the coasts of Myanmar and Bangladesh, bringing heavy rains and winds of up to 195 kmph, disrupting normal life. According to the World News Agency, 300,000 people had already been evacuated from the coastal areas of Bangladesh in view of the…
