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Mocha may turn into a super cyclone

Mocha may turn into a cyclonic storm today and it may make landfall in Cox’s Bazar and Myanmar coasts on Sunday, the Met office has said.

After Asani, Cyclone Karim brewing in southern Indian Ocean

Even as severe cyclonic storm Asani is projected to weaken into a depression by tomorrow (May 12, 2022), another back-to-back weather system called Cyclone Karim is brewing in the southern part of the Indian Ocean, said The Weather Channel.

Preparations underway at Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar to tackle Cyclone Asani

Cox's Bazar District Administration has taken preparations in advance to ensure safety of Rohingyas in the refugee camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar as there is a forecast of cyclone "Asani" under the influence of low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.

Storm kills 7 in Nilphamari

Seven people, including an infant, were killed when a nor'wester lashed Domar and Jaldhaka upazilas of Nilphamari on Thursday night.

Football: Real Madrid game at Celta postponed after stadium damaged in storm

La Liga leaders Real Madrid's game with Celta Vigo on Sunday has been postponed amid safety fears after the Balaidos stadium roof was damaged by storms, the league's governing body announced on Saturday.

Rescuers search rubble in China after tornado kills 98

Rescuers in eastern China search for survivors of a tornado and hailstorm that killed at least 98 people as it swept over a city's outskirts, destroying buildings, smashing trees and flipping vehicles on their roofs.

Storm kills 4 in Khulna

Four people are killed in a devastating storm that ravaged Koyra and Bhatiaghata upazilas of Khulna.

2 killed as storm lashes Patuakhali

Two women are killed when their tin-shed houses collapsed on them during a storm that lashed different upazilas of Patuakhali. The storm has uprooted many electric poles, plunging Dhumki, Golachipa, Dasmina and Baufal upazilas into darkness.

Cyclone Roanu weakens into land depression

After making landfall in Bangladesh's Barisal-Khulna-Chittagong coastal region, cyclonic storm Roanu weakens and turns into a land depression, says Dhaka Met Office. Now it is lying in Feni, Khagrachhari, Sitakunda of Chittagong and Indian state of Tripura.

February 25, 2016
February 25, 2016

Hailstorm, rain take country unawares

At least eight people, including two sisters, died in incidents triggered by a sudden midday hailstorm that caught many off-guard in the capital and elsewhere in the country yesterday.

February 21, 2016
February 21, 2016

Cyclone Winston wreaks destruction in Fiji

Authorities in Fiji are assessing the damage after the most powerful cyclone in the Pacific nation's history, which left one person dead.

January 23, 2016
January 23, 2016

Mammoth 'Snowzilla' blizzard blankets Washington

A monster blizzard threatening the US East Coast slams into Washington, blanketing the nation's capital in snow as officials urged millions in the storm's path to seek shelter, warning the worst was yet to come.

December 28, 2015
December 28, 2015

Texas tornadoes kill 11 as wild weather lashes US

At least 11 people are killed as tornadoes ripped through Texas, according to authorities who searched house-to-house for additional victims of the freak storms lashing the southern United States.

July 29, 2015
July 29, 2015

Deep depression turns cyclonic storm ‘Komen’

Maritime ports in Bangladesh have been advised to hoist danger signal No. 7 (seven) as cyclonic storm Komen likely to hit seven southern districts by Thursday afternoon, a special weather bulletin of the Met office says.

May 31, 2015
May 31, 2015

No power in 8 villages, Gaibandha locals block highway

Locals blocked Dhaka-Rangpur highway for in Gaibandha protesting power cut in eight villages of Gobindaganj for a week.

May 29, 2015
May 29, 2015

Storm struck Meghna boat capsize toll 7

Rescuers find four more bodies that raise the death toll to seven in the Meghna river boat capsize of yesterday during a storm in Narsinghdi.

April 22, 2015
April 22, 2015

Storm kills 32 in India's Bihar state

At least 32 people were killed in a storm which hit the eastern Indian state of Bihar.

April 5, 2015
April 5, 2015

Bogra nor’wester deaths climb to 19

The death toll in Bogra has reached 19 as nor’wester lashed different areas of the district last evening.

April 4, 2015
April 4, 2015

Nor’wester kills 8 in dists

At least 8 people are killed and many others injured in Rajshahi, Bogra, Natore and Naogaon as nor’wester sweeps north-western districts in the country.