‘Super cyclone’ to slam India, Bangladesh
by Sam Jahan with Sailendra Sil in Kolkata Agence France Presse KHULNA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- The Bay of Bengal's fiercest…
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Mass evacuations for major cyclone in South Asia
by Sailendra Sil with Abhaya Srivastava in New Delhi and Shafiqul Alam in Dhaka Agence France Presse KOLKATA, India (AFP)…
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Virus lockdown puts brakes on Vanuatu cyclone relief
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AFP) -- Vanuatu's rigid coronavirus lockdown is hindering critical relief efforts to rebuild the island country after…
6 years ago
Pacific clean-up after homes ‘blown to smithereens’ by superstorm
SUVA Fiji (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of people remain homeless in Vanuatu a week after Tropical Cyclone Harold pummelled…
6 years ago
Monster storm gathers strength off Tonga
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) -- Tropical Cyclone Harold surged back into a scale-topping Category Five storm Thursday as it sideswiped Tonga…
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Pacific’s monster storm Harold moves on to Fiji
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- A deadly Pacific cyclone bore down on Fiji Wednesday after leaving a trail of destruction in…
6 years ago
Monster cyclone cuts off Vanuatu’s northern provinces
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AFP) -- A deadly Pacific cyclone cut off communication links to Vanuatu's northern islands Tuesday, with aid…
6 years ago
Tropical Cyclone Blake forms over northern Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A tropical cyclone formed off the northwestern coast of Australia Monday, threatening the town of Broome…
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Indian Ocean island Mayotte lifts cyclone red alert
MAMOUDZOU, France (AFP) -- Officials on the small Indian Ocean island of Mayotte said Sunday they had lifted the red…
7 years ago
Indian cyclone death toll rises, anger grows
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- The death toll from a major cyclone that hit eastern India and Bangladesh in early…
7 years ago
Cyclone Fani death toll rises to 42 in India, Bangladesh
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- The death toll from a cyclone that battered India and Bangladesh rose to 42 on…
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At least nine dead as cyclone barrels into Bangladesh
Cyclone Fani, one of the biggest to hit India in years, barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday after leaving a trail…
7 years ago
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