More MPs are supporting the expansion of Australia's cyclone reinsurance plan to include fire and flood coverage

Flood-affected towns have asked for the Commonwealth's proposed cyclone reinsurance programme to be expanded to include additional natural catastrophes, according to state and federal MPs from both parties.

Even before the present crisis, many people hit by Australia's recent ea...

Three killed in Oman, as Cyclone Shaheen strikes on Sunday

Highlights

• Cyclone Shaheen slammed into Oman on Sunday
• Around 2,700 people put up in emergency shelters

Tropical Cyclone Shaheen strikes Oman on Sunday, killing three people. These ferocious winds and heavy rainfall caused flooding i...

Five people injured, as Typhoon Chanthu traverses towards eastern Japan

Highlights

• Weather agencies have warned against landslides and flooding
• Nearly 7,000 people lost electricity in their homes

On Saturday, the weather agencies gave warnings of landslides and flooding because of Typhoon Chanthu. T...

CYCLONE ‘SEROJA’ CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Highlights:

• The cyclone Seroja has caused serious damages in the western region of Australia
• Two small towns of western Australia have suffered some serious damage when the cyclone Seroja has struck the western part of the country

On...

INDIA'S COVID-19 TALLY CROSSES 2 LAKH, RECORDS BIGGEST SINGLE-DAY JUMP OF 8,909 CASES

• Current Total Cases: 207,615

• Total Deaths : 5,815

• Cumulative recoveries : 100,303

• Top five states that has the maximum number of cases : 

Maharashtra: Cases 72,300, number of deaths 2,465. New deaths 103

Tamil Nadu...

NISARGA CYCLONE TO MAKE LANDFALL TOMORROW, MUMBAI ON ALERT

Highlights

• Teams of NDRF have been deployed in the districts of Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar

• Cyclone Nisarga is travelling at the speed of 11 kmph and is currently brewing near Lakshadweep

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the...

KEEP YOURSELF UPDATED FOR NISARGA, THE TROPICAL CYCLONE, EXPECTED TO HIT MAHARASHTRA COAST ON JUNE 3

Highlights:       

• Cyclone Nisarga is supposed to hit coastal regions of Maharashtra and Gujarat as confirmed by the India Meteorogical Department (IMD).
• It will bring along heavy rains accompanied by strong winds. ...

AMPHAN: PM MODI ANNOUNCES INTERIM RELIEF PACKAGE WORTH RS 1,000 CRORE FOR BENGAL

Highlights

• PM Modi announced Rs 2 lakh for the families of those who lost their lives in the Cyclone Amphan and Rs 50,000 for the injured

• PM Modi also stated that the centre will stand with West Bengal in these testing times

• PM Modi was accompani...

MILLIONS EVACUATED BY INDIA AND BANGLADESH AHEAD OF CYCLONE ‘AMPHAN’

Highlights

• Cyclone Amphan is expected to hit the coast with winds coming in at the speed of 185 km/hr

• Bangladeshi officials are expecting Cyclone Amphan will be more powerful than Cyclone Sidr which came in 2007 and killed 3,500 people

After receiving w...

Restoration of Cyclone hit areas

Power services in cyclone ‘Bulbul’ hit regions in West Bengal and Odisha have been reestablished on Monday, whereas media transmission joins are anticipated to be back soon.

This was passed on at an assembly of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), chaired by Cabi...