Cyclone Amphan has made violent landfall in eastern India and Bangladesh, lashing communities along the coast with ferocious wind and rain. It uprooted trees and toppled dwellings in both countries, …
Cyclone Amphan Live Updates: Storm Strikes Coast as India and Bangladesh Take Shelter
The storm is hitting a starkly vulnerable and densely populated region that is still under coronavirus lockdown.
Social distancing ditched as Cyclone Amphal batters India, Bangladesh
The shelter, west of Kolkata in Midnapore district, opened just before the strongest storm in decades collided into the nearby coast packing winds of up to 190 kilometres per hour (118 mph). Amphan is …
Cyclone Amphan: India and Bangladesh face storm surges and 121 mph winds
Forecasters predict wind speeds up to 195km/h (121mph) and storm surges as tall as two-storey buildings as cyclone Amphan makes landfall across parts of eastern India and Bangladesh.
Strongest cyclone in more than a decade tears into India, Bangladesh
Cyclone Amphan killed at least five people as it swept through eastern India and Bangladesh, accompanied by a storm surge that destroyed hundreds of homes.
Bangladesh, India extend Inland Water Transit and Trade Protocol
The second addendum on Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade between Bangladesh and India was signed on Wednesday morning at the Secretariat. Five more ports of call and two Indo Bangladesh …
Bangladesh on verge of double whammy amid virus
DHAKA, Bangladesh . Bangladesh faces a double whammy due to shrinking global labor market amid the coronavirus pandemic, posing a threat to foreign remittances and at the same tim …
Some High Schools Reopen in South Korea, With Restrictions: Live Coverage
A cyclone was bearing down on India and Bangladesh, disrupting responses to the virus. Taiwan’s president began a new term with high approval ratings for her handling of the pandemic.
Cyclone Amphan Update: Millions Evacuated As India Faces Shelter Shortage, Warning Waves Could Reach 13 to 16 Feet
The powerful cyclone Amphan is approaching India’s West Bengal state and the bordering nation of Bangladesh. The storm system is currently crossing the northwest region of the Bay of Bengal. Wind …
Huge Cyclone Amphan slams into India’s coast, and it’s already a killer
Even before Cyclone Amphan made landfall in neighboring India, Bangladesh blamed a death on the storm packing 100+ mph winds.