Tag Archives: Odisha

Floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains killed at least 50 people in northern and eastern India over the last three days, officials said on Sunday. The rains overwhelmed hundreds of villages, sweeping away houses and leaving residents stranded as rescue crews have been racing to evacuate survivors. Earlier …

A heavy security presence has been deployed to the city of Puri in India’s Odisha state – as the gods from the Shree Jagannath Temple board their chariots to visit other temples. This festival is called the “Rath Yatra” and it holds major religious significance for the Hindus as it …

Thousands of people were homeless Thursday after the latest cyclone to hit COVID-ravaged India left a trail of destruction, although timely evacuations meant the death toll was limited to single figures. Cyclones are a regular menace in the northern Indian Ocean but many scientists say they are becoming more frequent …

Heavy rain and a high tide lashed parts of eastern India and neighboring Bangladesh on Wednesday as a cyclone pushed ashore in an area where more than 1.1 million people were evacuated during a devastating coronavirus outbreak. At least six people were reported dead. Cyclone Yaas had already caused two …

Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from low-lying areas of two Indian states to escape a strong cyclone barreling toward the eastern coast Tens of thousands of people were evacuated Tuesday from low-lying areas of two Indian states and moved to cyclone shelters to escape a powerful storm …

India and Bangladesh began evacuating hundreds of thousands of people today as a cyclone bore down on their coasts, officials said, while experts warned of coronavirus dangers in the cramped conditions. Indian forecasters said Cyclone Amphan would reach winds of up to 230 km/h at sea before hitting the coast …

The strongest cyclone to hit India in five years killed at least 12 people in eastern Odisha state, before swinging north-eastwards into Bangladesh on Saturday where more than a million people have been moved to safety. Having hit land, tropical cyclone Fani had lost some of its power and was …