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Local residents check the damages after Cyclone Mocha's crashed ashore, in Kyauktaw in Myanmar's Rakhine state

Cyclone Mocha: Deadly storm hits Bangladesh and Myanmar

Cyclone Mocha crashed through Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh today, sparing sprawling refugee camps but bringing a storm surge to swathes of western Myanmar where communications were largely cut off.

World • 14 May 23

Houses in Madagascar were destroyed after it received three times its usual monthly average rainfall in the past week alone

One dead as record-breaking cyclone hits Mozambique

One person has died after Cyclone Freddy hit Mozambique, ripping roofs off houses and triggering a lockdown in one port town, local media said, two weeks after 27 died when the storm first made landfall.

World • 11 Mar 23

Residents at a partially collapsed road following the passage of cyclone Batsirai

Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 30

The death toll from cyclone Batsirai, which left Madagascar on Monday morning, has risen to 30, according to an updated count from authorities, and could rise further as bodies continue to be found in the rubble of collapsed houses.

World • 09 Feb 22

Cyclone makes landfall in Covid-stricken India

A major cyclone packing ferocious winds and threatening a destructive storm has made landfall in western India, disrupting the country's response to its devastating Covid-19 outbreak.

World • 17 May 21

Authorities are scrambling to evacuate people from low lying areas

'Super Cyclone' Amphan makes landfall in India

The strongest cyclone in decades landed on Bangladesh and eastern India today, sending water surging inland and leaving a trail of destruction as the death toll rose to at least nine.

World • 20 May 20

Cyclone damaged sugar cane crops are seen between Proserpine and Airlie Beach

Army assesses damage after storm 'smashes' Australia

Australia's army and emergency workers headed to areas of tropical Queensland state hardest hit by Cyclone Debbie, finding roads blocked by fallen trees, sugarcane fields flattened and widespread damage in coastal towns.

World • 29 Mar 17

Debbie ripped a trail of destruction through northeast Australia

Reports of substantial damage after Cyclone Debbie

The Australian army is heading into areas hardest hit by Cyclone Debbie amid reports of substantial damage in some areas.

Australia • 28 Mar 17

There are concerns the death toll could rise further

Fiji cyclone death toll mounts, clean-up under way

Fiji has begun a massive clean-up after one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphere tore through the Pacific island nation, killing 29 people.

News • 22 Feb 16

More than 200 people were injured and dozens of houses and hamlets were severely damaged or washed away

Rare cyclone batters war-torn Yemen

A cyclone with hurricane-force winds made landfall on Yemen's Arabian Sea coast, flooding the country's fifth-largest city Mukalla and sending thousands of people fleeing for shelter.

News • 03 Nov 15

Residents of the area watch an Australian Army relief convoy as it arrives on the Vanuatu island of Tanna

Food concerns mount in Vanuatu after cyclone

International aid agencies have warned that the the powerful cyclone that hit Vanuatu wiped out crops and destroyed fishing fleets, raising the risk of hunger and disease.

News • 18 Mar 15

Aerial assessments found severe and widespread damage as a result of Cyclone Pam

UN revises downwards number killed in Cyclone Pam

The death toll from Cyclone Pam has been revised down from 24 to 11 in Vanuatu, the UN has said, with storm damage still limiting access to affected areas.

News • 17 Mar 15

A family carries their belongings on the outskirts of Port Vila

Utter destruction as at least 24 dead in Vanuatu

Reports from the outer islands of Vanuatu paint a picture of utter destruction after a cyclone tore through the South Pacific island nation, flattening buildings and killing at least 24 people.

News • 16 Mar 15

A handout photo provided by UNICEF Pacific of a man walking by severly damaged boats and yachts washed ashore on Vanuatu island

Aid begins to arrive in Vanuatu following cyclone

The first shipments of aid have landed in Vanuatu as authorities declared a state of emergency and global relief agencies geared up after a "monster" cyclone tore through the Pacific island nation.

News • 16 Mar 15

A car drives through flood water in a shopping centre carpark in Brisbane

Australia hit by two big cyclones at once

Two powerful cyclones have hit northeast Australia, destroying homes, upending trees, cutting power lines and causing flash floods.

News • 20 Feb 15

US Navy submarine Bluefin-21 was scheduled to complete its mission as soon as tomorrow

Cyclone halts air search for Malaysian plane

A tropical cyclone heading south over the Indian Ocean has caused the air search for a missing Malaysian jetliner to be suspended as a US submarine drone neared completion of its undersea search without any sign of wreckage.

News • 22 Apr 14

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman said up to 9,000 people could be affected by the cyclone

Powerful cyclone closes in on Australia

Tourists and coastal residents have been evacuating parts of the Great Barrier Reef as a powerful cyclone intensifies in the Coral Sea and makes its way towards Australia's northeast.

News • 10 Apr 14

Bangladeshis shift a boat away from the beachfront as the cyclone heads towards landfall

Six dead as Cyclone Mahasen hits Bangladesh

Cyclone Mahasen has hit Bangladesh's low-lying coast, killing six people and forcing many thousands into emergency shelters.

News • 16 May 13

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