Myanmar, May 05, 2008 : At least 351 people were killed and nearly 100,000 left homeless when a tropical cyclone tore through Myanmar, razing thousands of buildings and knocking out power lines. The cyclone Nargis ripped through Yangon and Irrawaddy delta and flattened at least two towns. The dea...
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Myanmar, May 8, 2008 : Myanmar's military junta opened its borders under pressure to more international help after a devastating cyclone killed over 100,000 people, according to the US diplomat in Yangon, Shari Villarosa. United Nations relief flights started to arrive on Thursday, May 8. South K...
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New Delhi, May 10, 2008 : India, on Saturday, May 10 has sent a second transport plane with relief material to cyclone hit Myanmar, as the devastating storm claimed more than 100,000 lives. The third lot of aid material, is about 35 tonnes, and would be received by the Myanmar government at the Y...
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Dhaka, Nov. 16 : A super cyclone bore down rapidly on Bangladesh's southwest coastline on November 15, ripping off tin roofs from houses and uprooting trees. According to the London-based Tropical Storm Risk, it was a Category 4 storm, packing winds of 135 knots, and was heading due north on a co...
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New Delhi, May 8(ANI): India has dispatched yet another consignment of aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar. An Indian Air Force transport plane IL-76 carrying more than 32 tonnes of relief material including tents, blankets and medicines flew from national capital, New Delhi for Yangon on Thursday (May 08...
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Jasaldia, Pothulkhali District, Perojpur, Bangladesh, Nov. 19 : Nearly four days after Bangladesh's worst cyclone since 1991, the death toll was over the 3,000 mark, with the grim count rising fast and millions left homeless, hungry and without medical help. Aid workers fear inadequate suppli...
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New Delhi, May 7th 2008 : India has dispatched eight tonnes of further assistance to cyclone hit Myanmar on Wednesday, May 7. Two Indian Air Force transport aircrafts loaded with medicines, tents and other relief material were dispatched from the India’s capital city, New Delhi. The UN is also ru...
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www.greenpeace.org At the mouth of the Ganges River lies the Sundarbans - 20000 square kilometres of Unesco protected Mangrove forest stretching between India and Bangladesh. It is home to 500 endangered Bengali tigers, countless crocodiles and around 4.3 million people. Experiencing sea-level r...
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the next 24 hours, however gales could develop later. Details of Tropical Low at 3:30 am CST: .Centre located near...... 10.4 degrees South 132.8 degrees East .Location accuracy........ within 110 kilometres .Recent movement.......... towards the west at 15 kilometres per hour .Wind gusts near c...
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