#cyclone

6:27am, 5th May, 2019

India cyclone kills at least 33, hundreds of thousands homeless

Hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless after a cyclone packing winds of about 200 km per hour slammed into eastern India, ripping out tin roofs and destroying power and telecom lines, officials said on Sunday.

Cyclone slams into Indian temple town, Bangladesh braces with evacuation order

9:04am, 3rd May, 2019

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Cyclone slams into Indian temple town, Bangladesh braces with evacuation order

A cyclone barreled into eastern India on Friday, damaging houses in the tourist town of Puri and wounding 160 people after a million people were moved into storm shelters.

Flooding starts in Mozambique after cyclone, death toll rises to five

9:43am, 27th April, 2019

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Flooding starts in Mozambique after cyclone, death toll rises to five

Mozambican officials on Saturday urged those living near two rivers in the country's north to move to higher ground, as Cyclone Kenneth dumped heavy rains and caused some flooding.

Cyclone leaves trail of destruction across Mozambique

3:44am, 26th April, 2019

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Cyclone leaves trail of destruction across Mozambique

Homes were destroyed and some areas were cut off and without power in Mozambique on Friday after Cyclone Kenneth made landfall, the second major storm to hit the country in six weeks.

Cyclone Kenneth hits Mozambique after lashing Comoros

2:19pm, 25th April, 2019

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Cyclone Kenneth hits Mozambique after lashing Comoros

Cyclone Kenneth battered northern Mozambique on Thursday with sustained winds of up to 220 km per hour (137 miles per hour) after killing three people on the island nation of Comoros overnight.

A new 'bomb cyclone' blizzard hits U.S. Plains and Midwest

4:48am, 11th April, 2019

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A new 'bomb cyclone' blizzard hits U.S. Plains and Midwest

A "bomb cyclone" blizzard, the second in a month, hit the Rockies on Wednesday and spun into the U.S. Plains and Midwest, bringing fears of more flooding in areas still recovering from last month's deluge.

Zimbabwe seeks $613 million aid from donors after drought, cyclone

1:42pm, 9th April, 2019

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Zimbabwe seeks $613 million aid from donors after drought, cyclone

Zimbabwe appealed on Tuesday for $613 million in aid from local and foreign donors to cover food imports and help with a humanitarian crisis after a severe drought and a cyclone that battered the east of the country.

Destructive Cyclone Idai rings 'alarm bell' on climate change: U.N. chief

12:40pm, 26th March, 2019

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Destructive Cyclone Idai rings 'alarm bell' on climate change: U.N. chief

Cyclone Idai's deadly hit has left some 1.85 million people in need of assistance in Mozambique in a catastrophe that United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday rang "yet another alarm bell about the dangers of climate change."

Mozambicans look to God as cyclone deaths rise

10:08am, 24th March, 2019

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Mozambicans look to God as cyclone deaths rise

Worshippers gathered at battered churches in the Mozambican port of Beira on Sunday, praying for divine protection as the death toll crept up from a cyclone and floods around southern Africa.

Aid workers rescue more African cyclone survivors, death toll mounts

7:58am, 21st March, 2019

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Aid workers rescue more African cyclone survivors, death toll mounts

Rescue workers plucked more survivors from trees and roofs to safety on Thursday, a week after a cyclone ripped through southern Africa and triggered devastating floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced hundreds of thousands.

Mozambique death toll at 217 after cyclone: government minister

4:53am, 21st March, 2019

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Mozambique death toll at 217 after cyclone: government minister

The death toll after a powerful cyclone in Mozambique has risen to 217 and around 15,000 people, many of them very ill, still need to be rescued, a government minister said on Thursday.

Over 200 dead in Mozambique after Cyclone Idai, millions hit

2:04am, 20th March, 2019

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Over 200 dead in Mozambique after Cyclone Idai, millions hit

The number of people killed in a powerful cyclone and flooding in Mozambique has risen above 200, more than doubling the country's death toll from a storm that could rank as one of the worst weather-related disasters in the southern hemisphere.

At least 157 dead in Zimbabwe, Mozambique as Cyclone Idai leaves trail of destruction

7:47am, 18th March, 2019

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At least 157 dead in Zimbabwe, Mozambique as Cyclone Idai leaves trail of destruction

Cyclone Idai killed at least 157 people in Zimbabwe and Mozambique as it tore across Southern Africa, officials and state media said on Monday, and vast areas of land have been flooded, roads destroyed and communications disrupted.

Historic floods hit Nebraska after 'bomb cyclone' storm

8:49pm, 16th March, 2019

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Historic floods hit Nebraska after 'bomb cyclone' storm

Large parts of Nebraska and the U.S. Central Plains were underwater on Saturday after a late-winter "bomb cyclone" storm triggered historic flooding along the Missouri and Platte rivers, causing two deaths, tearing apart homes and swallowing roadways...

'Bomb cyclone' triggers flooding on Mississippi, Missouri rivers

6:26pm, 15th March, 2019

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'Bomb cyclone' triggers flooding on Mississippi, Missouri rivers

A powerful, late-winter "bomb cyclone" storm pushed into the U.S. Midwest and the Great Lakes region on Friday, causing flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, stranding herds of cattle and raising alarms at a Nebraska nuclear power plant...

'Bomb Cyclone' brings snow, high winds to U.S. Plains states

5:51pm, 13th March, 2019

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'Bomb Cyclone' brings snow, high winds to U.S. Plains states

A late-winter blizzard pounded U.S. Rocky Mountain and Plains states on Wednesday, unleashing a "bomb cyclone" of high winds and drifting snow that stranded motorists, canceled airline flights and forced government offices, schools and businesses to...

Potential cyclone spins toward U.S. Gulf Coast, heavy rain and wind expected

8:31am, 3rd September, 2018

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Potential cyclone spins toward U.S. Gulf Coast, heavy rain and wind expected

A storm spinning toward the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Coast is expected to turn into a tropical storm late Monday, bringing heavy rains, strong winds and dangerous tides, the National Hurricane Center said.