Mumbai, west coast brace for Cyclone Phyan (Lead)November 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - India's financial capital Mumbai and many areas along the west coast were Wednesday braced for Cyclone Phyan that was likely to intensify and cross the coast between north Maharashtra and south Gujarat late in the night. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an 'orange' alert, one step below the red alert put out for a really severe cyclone.
Cyclone Phyan threatens India's west coastNovember 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - The cyclone over the Arabian Sea Wednesday was "likely to intensify further" and cross the Indian coast between north Maharashtra and south Gujarat in the early hours of Thursday, says the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Now named Phyan, the cyclone was about 250 km directly west of Goa at 2.30 a.m.
Government to build 200 houses for Cyclone Aila victimsOctober 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has given the nod for the construction of 200 cyclone shelters for the victims of Cyclone Aila in West Bengal. On Aug 20 Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to the prime minister requesting him for funds for victims of Cyclone Aila.
Trawlers in Goa to get walkie takies to enhance coastal securityJuly 23rd, 2009 PANAJI - The Goa government will give trawlers walkie talkies and distress alert transmitters in a bid to secure its coastline, state Fisheries Minister Joaquim Alemao said Thursday. The fisheries department, in its performance budget tabled before the state legislative assembly, said that the government had set aside Rs.1 crore to enhance security measures for fishermen in view of terror threats from sea.
China donates for cyclone victimsMay 30th, 2009 KOLKATA - China has donated $30,000 (Rs.1.41 million) to the Indian Red Cross Society for cyclone relief work in West Bengal. China's ambassador to India, Zhang Yan, Thursday handed over a cheque to S.P.
NGO worries about missing children in cyclone-hit West BengalMay 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Save the Children, an NGO, Friday said it was apprehensive about the safety of children in cyclone-hit coastal West Bengal as there were reports of many children having gone missing and they could have been trafficked. Thomas Chandy, CEO of Save the Children, which is working in West Bengal since 1997,
said children are more vulnerable to trafficking after major disasters like floods.
Cyclone Aila toll in Bangladesh rises to 121May 27th, 2009 DHAKA - The death toll from Cyclone Aila rose to 121 in Bangladesh as thousands of people in coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal in both Bangladesh and India were marooned. The storm that ripped through the south-western coast Monday has left at least 32 people dead in Satkhira, 25 in Noakhali, 20 in Khulna, 13 in Bhola, nine in Barisal, seven in Patuakhali, six in Laxmipur, two each in Bagerhat and Cox's Bazar, and one in Magura, according to reports from the affected areas.
Cyclone Aila toll rises to 91 in BangladeshMay 27th, 2009 DHAKA - The toll in cyclone Aila has risen to 91 in Bangladesh, officials said. The government said Tuesday 91 people have died and more than 800 others injured in the cyclone that hit the country's coastal region Monday.
Royal Bengal tiger driven out of forest by cycloneMay 26th, 2009 KOLKATA - Cyclone Aila that hit the eastern Indian coast scared a Royal Bengal tiger out of the Sundarbans national park and into an inhabited area in the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, according to information reaching here Tuesday. The tiger moved near Jamespur village in Satjelia island where it terrorised villagers for a whole day before returning to the protected forest area, said A.
Nine dead as cyclone Aila hits BangladeshMay 25th, 2009 DHAKA - At least nine people were killed as cyclone "Aila", packing winds of up to 100 km per hour made landfall along Bangladesh's coastline Monday, officials said. Several thousands homes were washed away in tidal surges in low-lying coastal areas and on offshore islands in the Bay of Bengal when the cyclone hit in the late afternoon.
Three killed as cyclone Aila hits West BengalMay 25th, 2009 KOLKATA - Three people were killed here Monday as cyclone Aila crossed the coast into West Bengal. There was no information from the coastal districts, where extensive damage was feared.
Orissa raises cyclone warningMay 25th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Monday raised the storm warning levels along its ports and alerted coastal residents as a cyclone formed in the Bay of Bengal. Fishermen have been asked not to go out to sea.
Cyclone Bijli crosses Bangladeshi coast, does little damageApril 18th, 2009 Bangladesh sees little damage from Cyclone BijliDHAKA, Bangladesh — Cyclone Bijli briefly made landfall in Bangladesh early Saturday without causing any serious damage before heading toward neighboring Myanmar, officials said. AccuWeather.com said the storm would continue to move east-northeast this weekend across northwest Myanmar.
Myanmar lifts alert as Cyclone Bijli veers away from western coastApril 18th, 2009 Cyclone Bijli spares Myanmar, BangladeshYANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar lifted an alert Saturday after Cyclone Bijli veered away from the western coast of the country, which was battered almost a year ago by deadly Cyclone Nargis. Remnants of Bijli brought heavy rain to parts of Myanmar's western coast after making landfall briefly in Bangladesh without causing any serious damage.
Goa fishermen allege harassment by Coast GuardJanuary 12th, 2009 PANAJI - A fishermen's body has accused Coast Guard and Indian Navy officials of harassing and assaulting fishermen working on trawlers in the Arabian Sea. The Coast Guard Tuesday denied the charge.
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