Natural disasters
Cyclone kills 33 in India with thousands in relief camps
New Delhi, Nov 18 (AP/UNB) — A powerful cyclone in southern India has killed at least 33 people, caused massive damage to homes and roads and drove tens of thousands of people into relief camps, officials said.
Cyclone kills 13 in southern India, 80K people evacuated
New Delhi, Nov 17 (AP/UNB) — A cyclone hit the coast of southern India on Friday, killing at least 13 people, damaging homes and forcing the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents.
Cyclone damages homes, kills 10 in southern India
New Delhi, Nov 16 (AP) — A cyclone blew ashore Friday in a southern India coastal region, killing at least 10 people and damaging homes after more than 80,000 residents were evacuated.
Cyclone Gaja makes landfall in southern India with ferocious winds, rains, no casualty reported
New Delhi, Nov 16 (Xinhua/UNB) - The severe cyclonic storm Gaja Friday morning crossed the Tamil Nadu coast in southern India, triggering gusty winds and torrential rains, officials said.
Signal No 2 at maritime ports
Dhaka, Nov 13 (UNB) – The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted distant warning signal No two as the cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’ over Southeast Bay and adjoining Southwest Bay and West central Bay remained practically stationary over the same area.
Maritime ports asked to hoist distant warning signal 2
Dhaka, Nov 12 (UNB) - Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist distant warning signal no two as cyclonic strom Gaja over east central bay and adjoining west central Bay and southeast Bay moved westwards over same area and likely to intensify further and move in a west-northwesterly direction.
Cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’ formed over Bay
Dhaka, Nov 11 (UNB) - Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist distant warning signal no two as the deep depression over southeast bay and adjoining area moved to West-northwestwards, intensified into a cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’ over East central bay and adjoining West central bay and Southeast bay.
Death toll in Jordan flash floods rises to 11
Jordan, Nov 10 (AP/UNB) — Official media say the death toll from flash floods unleashed by heavy rains in Jordan has risen to 11, and that searches for missing people continue.
Powerful underwater quake off Norwegian Arctic island
Denmark, Nov 9 (AP/UNB) — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck in the Arctic Ocean Friday, northwest of a largely uninhabited and remote Norwegian island, officials said. No injuries or damage were immediately reported.
5.4-magnitude quake strikes Japan's Wakayama Prefecture
Tokyo, 2 Nov (Xinhua/UNB) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck Wakayama Prefecture in southwest Japan on the Kii Peninsula, the weather agency said on Friday.