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News DeskAs the Atlantic hurricane season officially begins and runs through November 30, meteorologists are closely monitoring a climate phenomenon that could significantly alter storm activity across the globe: El Nino.Forecasters…

AFP/APP Madagascar: A powerful cyclone packing violent winds killed at least 20 people after striking Madagascar, toppling houses and triggering major flooding, the country’s disaster management authority said Wednesday. Cyclone Gezani…

AFP/APPColombo: Heavy rains triggered fresh landslide warnings in Sri Lanka’s worst-affected central hills on Friday, as the death toll from last week’s Cyclone Ditwah neared 500.The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO),…

AFP/APPSibolga, Indonesia: Forecasts of fresh rain on Thursday raised fears of more damage in flood-hit Indonesia and Sri Lanka, after earlier deluges killed more than 1,500 people in four countries.In Indonesia, the meteorological…

AFP/APPPadang, Indonesia: The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,100 on Monday as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help survivors.Separate weather systems…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan has launched a large-scale humanitarian relief operation to assist Sri Lanka as the country reels from severe flooding caused by Cyclone Ditwah and relentless monsoon rains.Acting on the directives of…

AFP/APPColombo: Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from heavy rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 132, with another 176 reported missing.…

AFP/APPColombo: Torrential rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah have killed 123 people across Sri Lanka, with another 130 still missing, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Saturday.DMC Director General Sampath…

News DeskIslamabad: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said that the severe cyclonic storm “SHAKTI” continues to move west-southwestwards over the northwest Arabian Sea, maintaining its intensity and posing risks of rough…

News Desk Karachi: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday reported that Cyclone Shakti, developing over the Arabian Sea, has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm.According to the PMD’s Tropical Cyclone Warning…