India – 60,000 Evacuate Floods in Odisha
Officials in Odisha, eastern India report that flooding in the state has affected almost 500,00 residents, with some 60,000 displaced from their homes. Flooding began after a period of heavy…
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India – Severe Flooding in 4 States After Rain From Cyclone Gulab
At least 20 people have lost their lives after Tropical Cyclone Gulab and its remnants brought severe weather and flooding to parts of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra states…
India – Flooding Affects Thousands in Odisha
Days of heavy rain, rising rivers and dam releases have caused widespread flooding in the state of Odisha in eastern India, where authorities report 26 districts affected. Many parts of…
India – Cyclone ‘Yaas’ Causes Flooding in Odisha and West Bengal, 1.5 Million Evacuate
Almost 1.5 million people evacuated their homes in India ahead of Cyclone Yaas making landfall in the state of Odisha on 26 May 2021. India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Very…
India – Odisha Floods Leave 17 Dead and Thousands of Homes Damaged
At least 17 people have died and over 10,000 damaged in floods in the state of Odisha, eastern India. Days of heavy rainfall affected the state from 25 August, with…
India and Bangladesh – Torrential Rain From Cyclone Amphan Triggers Flooding
Storm surge and torrential rain brought by Cyclone Amphan caused flooding in parts of West Bengal in India and Bangladesh. Amphan made landfall in eastern India on 20 May, with…
India and Bangladesh – Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ Leaves 24 Dead
At least 24 people have died and more than 2 million displaced after Tropical Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ hit coastal areas of Bangladesh and the states of West Bengal and Odisha in…
India – More Flooding in Odisha After 600mm of Rain in 24 Hours
More heavy rain in India’s eastern Odisha state has forced around 45,000 people to evacuate and affected over 200,000. Odisha’s Special Relief Organization said flooding had affected the districts of…
India – Floods Hit Odisha, More Evacuations in Maharashtra and Karnataka
More heavy monsoon rain has caused further flooding in India, this time in the eastern state of Odisha where over 6,000 people have been displaced according to disaster authorities. Meanwhile…
India – Beyond Shelter in a Storm, Odisha Eyes Sturdier Homes, Power and Trees
BHUBANESWAR, India, June 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Six weeks after India’s eastern state of Odisha was battered by the strongest storm since 2013, officials are considering how to build…
India’s Cyclone Fani Recovery Offers the World Lessons in Disaster Preparedness
Fani, a rare summer cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, hit eastern India on May 3. It is one of the strongest cyclones to have hit India in the last…
Why the Indian Ocean Is Spawning Strong and Deadly Tropical Cyclones
The Indian Ocean has made its mark on the global news cycle this year. In March, tropical cyclone Idai made headlines as one of the most severe storms to have…
India and Bangladesh – Tropical Cyclone Fani Brings Storm Surge and Severe Wind Damage
Tropical Cyclone Fani made landfall south of the city of Puri in Odisha, India, early 03 May, 2019, with maximum sustained winds up to 240 km/h. By 04 May the…
India – NASA Reveals Heavy Rainfall in Tropical Cyclone Fani
Satellite data revealed heavy rainfall in powerful Tropical Cyclone Fani before it made landfall in northeastern India. Fani brought that soaking rain to the region and continues to drop heavy…
India – Rivers Overflow as Tropical Cyclone Titli Hits Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
Tropical cyclone Titli made landfall north of Mandasa, Andhra Pradesh, India on 11 October with maximum sustained winds of 165 km/h. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services warned of…
India – 90,000 Affected by Floods in Odisha
Days of heavy rain from 05 September, 2018, caused flooding in several districts of Odisha in eastern India, affecting around 90,000 people. Special Relief Commissioner, Odisha said that at least…
