Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera appealed for more humanitarian support, saying the situation in the camps and areas affected by the storm is dire.
Africa: People were seen using shovels, even bare hands, to search for the people in the rubble.
NZ vs ENG 2023: The first Test match as of now is doubtful as Cyclone Gabrielle has disrupted normalcy in northern districts of New Zealand. Ahead of the Test match, both teams had to train indoors
Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealand was lashed by intense rainfall overnight that forced evacuations and brought widespread flooding, power outages and road closures.
The bomb cyclone roared through western New York stranding motorists, knocking out power and preventing emergency crews from reaching residents in frigid homes and stuck cars.
Natural calamities in 2022: The worst disasters of 2022 fell across the spectrum, from floods in India and Pakistan, to drought in Somalia and earthquakes in Indonesia.
Cyclone Mandous: According to the India Meteorological Department, Cyclone Mandous has weakened into a deep depression following its landfall.
Cyclone Mandous: The NDRF officials said that numerous pieces of equipment like boats, High voltage motors, Sucker machines, Cutter machines etc are kept ready for rescue operations.
Cyclone Mandous: According to reports, educational institutions in several districts in Tamil Nadu remained closed amid warnings of heavy rain and winds.
Cyclone Mandous updates: Before this, the IMD had predicted that the deep depression over the southwest and adjoining south-east Bay of Bengal is likely to move west-northwards and intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm by Thursday morning.
Cyclone Sitrang LIVE Updates: The cyclone, which moved towards Bangladesh from north Bay of Bengal at a speed of 56 kmph, caused heavy rains in parts of West Bengal, Odisha and Assam.
Cyclone Sitrang: No tourists and fishermen are being allowed to go into the sea. Special teams of police along with State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force personnel have been deployed. We are not taking chances," a senior official told PTI.
As Cyclone 'Sitrang' likely to become severe cyclonic storm, local authorities in several cities in West Bengal and Odisha are on high alert to deal with the situation.
West Bengal: The development comes as people gear up to celebrate Kali Puja and Diwali in a big way after two years, amid easing Covid cases and curbs.
Cyclone Sitrang news: The IMD has advised fishermen not to venture into the deep sea area of central Bay of Bengal from Saturday, and along and off Odisha and Bengal coasts between October 23 and 26. Both Bengal and Odisha are likely to experience fairly widespread rainfall due to the weather system
A low-pressure area has been formed in the Bay of Bengal on Thursday and it is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm over the next four days, the IMD said.
A low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast and adjoining the eastcentral Bay of Bengal over the next 48 hours, the weather office has said.
According to IMD's special bulletin, light to moderate rainfall is very likely to occur at many places in coastal Odisha on May 10 evening.
The Odisha government said disaster response and fire services teams were kept on standby following the forecast. The region witnessed cyclones in the last three summers -- Yaas in 2021, Amphan in 2020 and Fani in 2019.
Cyclone genesis depends on a lot of factors such as wind pattern in the atmosphere, the sea conditions, and even wind shear, or the difference of winds in the lower layer and upper layer.
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