Cyclone

Cyclone hits eastern India, over a million seek shelter

At least three people dead as howling winds and waves the height of double-decker buses belt eastern India in the Covid-stricken country's second cyclone in as many weeks.

Mass evacuations as India braces for second cyclone in week

Cyclone Yaas is set to turn into a “very severe cyclonic storm” on east coast, likely to come ashore near the border between Odisha and West Bengal states early on Wednesday.

Death toll from cyclone in India climbs as hunt for missing continues

At least 91 people have been killed after Cyclone Tauktae hit the country's western coast as Navy ships continue the search for the missing people.

Dozens dead, missing as cyclone batters India amid Covid catastrophe

At least 33 people are dead and more than 90 are missing after a monster Cyclone Tauktae slammed India, compounding the country's woes as it posted a new record number of Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours.

Cyclone causes property damage, cuts power on Australia's west coast

Officials said that around 70% of the structures in the coastal town of Kalbarri in Western Australia state had sustained damage when the category three storm made landfall. Around 30% of that damage was "significant.

Evacuations ordered as Cyclone Seroja intensifies off Australia's coast

Officials evacuated residents from the town of Denham, Shark Bay, which is located 500km north of Perth.

Death toll rises from floods and landslides in Indonesia and East Timor

Tropical cyclone Seroja pounded Indonesia and East Timor after torrential rains triggered floods and landslides that have killed at least 113 people and left dozens more missing.

Cyclone Ana wreaks havoc as it batters Fiji

More than 7,600 people, many of them rescued from flooded villages, were taking shelter in evacuation centres.

Fiji braces for flooding, huge waves as Cat 5 Cyclone Yasa approaches

Fiji has issued a nationwide lockdown and declared a state of natural disaster as Cyclone Yasa barrels towards the island nation.

Recovery begins after storm ravages India, Bangladesh coast

In Bangladesh, the cyclone caused about $130 million in damage to infrastructure, housing, fisheries, livestock, water resources and agriculture.

Cyclone hits Madagascar, killing 2 and making 1,400 homeless

Two people have been killed in Madagascar after Cyclone Belna landed in the northwest of the country, causing heavy flooding and displacing hundreds, local authorities say.

Cyclone Idai deaths could exceed 1,000 as more bodies are found

A swathe of southern Africa scrambled for survival following a powerful cyclone that killed hundreds of people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, and displaced thousands of others.