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Assam storm toll rises to 14 in two days
Widespread rainfall likely in the state for next five days, says India Meteorological Department. So far, 7,344 homes have been destroyed.
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US: President Donald Trump issues warning as Hurricane Florence advances
Officials have ordered mandatory evacuations in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.
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Mumbai has never suffered a cyclone – but researchers warn a massive one could hit in future
A team of scientists from Columbia University and MIT is studying the city’s cyclone risk.
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Cyclone Ockhi kills eight in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, schools in seven districts shut on Friday
Fishermen have been asked to not venture into the sea even as 90 of them are still missing.
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Cyclonic storm Ockhi kills five in Kerala, Tamil Nadu; dozens of fishermen missing
Several passenger trains between Kanyakumari and Thiruvananthapuram have been cancelled.
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Tamil Nadu braces for a cyclonic storm in the midst of a monsoon with uneven rain distribution
The state’s northern belt has received excessive rainfall while the southern districts are experiencing a deficit.
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Hurricane Ophelia: Strong winds likely in the UK and Ireland by Monday
Although the storm will be at its tail end by the time it reaches the British Isles, authorities have warned of power cuts and mobile network disruption.
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Hurricane Maria advances towards Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico may take months to restore power
The Category 3 storm lashed the northern coast of the Dominican Republic with heavy rain and winds at 115 mph.
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Texas braces for Hurricane Harvey, mandatory evacuations ordered in towns along the coastline
The Category 3 storm is expected to make landfall on Friday, bringing winds greater than 111 miles per hour with it.
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