Low-pressure Area forms over Arabian Sea, may turn into cyclone
- 22-May-2025
KARACHI: A low-pressure area (LPA) has formed over East-Central Arabian Sea about 1075 km southeast of Karachi, Pakistan Meteorological Department informed in an advisory on Thursday. The low-pressure area has been located at latitude 16.4 N, longitude 71.9 E at about 1075 km distance from Karachi. Due to favorable environmental conditions, the system is likely […]
Mayotte to be put on red alert
- 11-Jan-2025
PARIS: Authorities will put the French overseas territory of Mayotte on red alert late on Saturday, Overseas Minister Manuel Valls said, as a tropical storm nears the Indian Ocean archipelago that was devastated by a cyclone last month. A red alert asks residents to stay in a solid dwelling and cut off the power supply. […]
Karachi commissioner slaps ban on fishing amid cyclone threat
- 29-Aug-2024
Karachi Commissioner Syed Hasan Naqvi on Thursday slapped a ban on fishing and bathing in the sea amid an expected cyclone threat in the Arabian Sea. According to directives issued from the Karachi commissioner’s office, fishermen have been advised to avoid fishing in open sea till August 31, while swimming and bathing in the sea […]
Cyclone toll in Bangladesh and India rises to 65
- 29-May-2024
A powerful cyclone that smashed into low-lying Bangladesh and India killed at least 65 people, including in torrential rain storms in its wake, state government officials and media said Wednesday. Cyclone Remal, which made landfall on Sunday evening with fierce gales and crashing waves, moved slowly inland causing floods and triggering landslides. Azizur Rahman, director […]
Cyclone Gamane kills at least 18, displaces thousands in Madagascar
- 30-Mar-2024
A tropical cyclone that swept across the island of Madagascar this week killed at least 18 people and displaced thousands more, the country’s disaster management office said on Friday. Tropical cyclone Gamane, which crossed the northeast of Madagascar on Wednesday and Thursday, displaced more than 20,000 people, the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management […]
Cyclone hits northeast Australia leaving thousands without power
- 26-Jan-2024
A powerful category three cyclone crashed into northeastern Australia late on Thursday, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power. Severe Tropical Cyclone Kirrily packed winds of more than 160 kilometres (100 miles) per hour as it hit Townsville, home to 180,000 people, before rapidly weakening. Emergency services said that despite high winds, the storm […]
Rains pound southern India ahead of cyclone
- 04-Dec-2023
CHENNAI: Rains lashed southern India’s city of Chennai on Monday ahead of the landfall of a powerful cyclone, with a crocodile spotted swimming the streets and cars floating away. Cyclone Michaung will hit the Andhra Pradesh state’s coast on Tuesday morning as a “severe cyclonic storm”, packing winds of 90-100 kilometres (55-62 miles) per hour […]
Cyclone leaves 11 dead, 20 missing in southern Brazil
- 18-Jun-2023
At least 11 people were killed and 20 were missing after a cyclone tore through southern Brazil, local authorities said Saturday. “According to the state branch of Protection and Civil Defense, 11 people died from the effects of the cyclone,” the government of Rio Grande do Sul state, which borders Argentina and Uruguay, said in […]
‘I just want my husband to know that….’: Ushna Shah
- 14-Jun-2023
Actor Ushna Shah and Pakistani-Austrian golfer Hamza Amin exchanged vows in the last week of February.
New Zealand’s cyclone death toll at 11, thousands still missing
- 19-Feb-2023
The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand climbed to 11 on Sunday as thousands of people remained missing a week after the storm struck the country’s North Island. The cyclone hit the island’s northernmost region on Feb. 12 and tracked down the east coast, inflicting widespread devastation. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has called […]