India struggles with twin challenges of cyclone and pandemic
In the middle of a pandemic, if a cyclone comes hurtling toward you, what should you do? Debasis Shyamal, a fisherman, crammed himself into a government shelter, minutes before Cyclone Amphan crashed into his coastal village…
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News Wrap: Deadly cyclone knocks out power for millions in Bangladesh
In our news wrap Thursday, about 10 million people in Bangladesh lack electricity in the aftermath of a powerful cyclone. The storm, which also hit coastal India, packed winds of up to 118 miles per hour when it made landfall.
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Millions in India and Bangladesh flee strongest cyclone in a decade
A tropical cyclone is blasting India and Bangladesh, killing at least 14 people and destroying homes by the hundred. The storm surged out of the Bay of Bengal Wednesday into a densely populated area that has been beset by the…
Amid pandemic, cyclone forces millions in India and Bangladesh to flee
The cyclone could have devastating consequences for India’s fight against the coronavirus by impacting supply lines and crippling relief measures.
In our news wrap Tuesday, officials in India and Bangladesh began evacuating millions of people in advance of a powerful tropical cyclone. Packing heavy rain and winds over 100 miles per hour, it's expected to make landfall Wednesday. Also, former…
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as a severe cyclone in the Arabian Sea approached the western state of Gujarat.
The enormous Cyclone Fani, equivalent in power to a Category 5 hurricane, slammed into northeastern India Friday, whipping the region with torrential rain and sustained winds over 120 miles per hour before moving toward neighboring Bangladesh. The storm forced more…
In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump has proposed charging a fee to process U.S. asylum applications. In a presidential memorandum signed Monday, he said the current system is plagued by “random abuse.” Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security asked…
As the death toll from a deadly tropical cyclone climbs to 550, Mozambique’s political situation is adding to the woes of its people. Survivors of the catastrophe are scrambling to find food and supplies, but there’s a sense more aid…
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