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PM Modi chairs meeting to review preparedness for Cyclone Remal, IMD predicts midnight landfall at West Bengal & Bangladesh coast

ANI - 26 May, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a meeting to review the response and preparedness for Cyclone 'Remal.'

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Heavy flood situation in Chennai due to cyclone Michaung, airport submerged, Army helping in rescue and evacuation

OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2023

As several parts of Chennai battle flood situations, Indian Army's 12 Madras unit is helping in rescue and evacuation efforts.

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‘Cyclone Michaung’: Deep depression in the Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours, to hit by...

OpIndia Staff - 2 December, 2023

If the depression intensifies and the storm develops, it will be named ‘Cyclone Michaung’. Based on the formula followed for naming cyclones in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), the name 'Michaung' was suggested by Myanmar.

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IMD predicts rare ‘Twin Cyclones’: Cyclone Tej in Arabian Sea, Hamoon in Bay of Bengal, the first such event since 2018

OpIndia Staff - 22 October, 2023

According to the IMD, a cyclone named ‘Tej’ is brewing in the Arabian Sea, while cyclone ‘Hamoon’ in the Bay of Bengal is still in a premature stage.

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Gujarat emerges victorious against Cyclone Biparjoy, timely planning and swift action lead to minimal damage

Meghalsinh Parmar - 18 June, 2023

Natural disasters cannot be prevented, but they can be dealt with firmly by planning against them. The Government of Gujarat did not make any shortcomings in the advance planning to fight this cyclone.

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Cyclone Mocha: Bangladesh’s St Martin’s Island may temporarily submerge in water

ANI - 14 May, 2023

Meteorologist Shahinul Islam stated the bulk and centre of the storm would pass over Myanmar and the rest would lash Cox's Bazar coast, as per Dhaka Tribune.

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Cyclone Freddy hits Southeast Africa, leaves over 300 dead in Malawi

ANI - 17 March, 2023

Malawi's Department of Disaster Management Affairs said the cyclone had killed as many as 326 people. The devastation in the wake of the tropical storm left survivors trapped and fighting for survival.

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Cyclone Asani brings gold painted chariot like structure to Andhra Pradesh coast, suspected to be from a foreign country

OpIndia Staff - 11 May, 2022

Gold painted chariot like structure strays into Andhra Pradesh coast under the impact of cyclone Asani

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Watch: Air India pilots make high-risk landing at London’s Heathrow amidst gusting winds

OpIndia Staff - 20 February, 2022

Both the Air India aircraft were Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Captain Anchit Bhardwaj was commander of AI147 and Captain Aditya Rao was at the helm onboard AI145.

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