A powerful cyclone that slammed into coastal India and Bangladesh has left damage difficult to assess Thursday and about 20 deaths. In Bangladesh up to eight people have died, and 12 deaths were …
Cyclone Amphan live updates: Cleanup begins in India and Bangladesh
It’s been more than 12 hours since Cyclone Amphan made landfall as the equivalent of a category 2 Atlantic hurricane near Sagar Island in West Bengal, India, close to the Banglade …
Super-cyclone Amphan kills up to 20 in India and Bangladesh
Strong winds tore down electricity pylons, walls and buildings, with full scale of damage still being estimated …
‘Super cyclone’ Amphan batters Bangladesh, India
The strongest cyclone in decades slammed into Bangladesh and eastern India on Wednesday, sending water surging inland and leaving a trail of destruction as the death toll rose to at least nine. High …
Cyclone Amphan Slams India and Bangladesh
Millions fled, and several deaths have been reported, but for the moment, at least, residents say it appears it could have been much worse.
Bangladesh garment workers clash with police over wages
Police in Bangladesh’s capital fired tear gas and swung batons to disperse more than 1,000 garment factory workers who were demanding that they be paid salaries and bonuses ahead of Islam’s biggest …
Cyclone batters coasts of India, Bangladesh, millions flee
A powerful cyclone plowed inland on Wednesday after crashing into the coasts of India and Bangladesh, where more than 2.6 million people fled to shelters in a frantic evacuation made all the more …
Millions in India, Bangladesh head for safety amid cyclone, virus
A strong cyclone struck coastal India and Bangladesh on Wednesday sending millions of people to seek shelters, as evacuation measures become more challenging by the coronavirus.
Cyclone Amphan, strongest storm in over a decade, slams coast of India, Bangladesh as millions flee
One of the strongest storms in more than a decade roared ashore in eastern India and Bangladesh Wednesday, packing heavy rain and wind as millions fled to shelters in an evacuation complicated by the …
Amphan: Cyclone wreaks deadly havoc in India and Bangladesh
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, …