Dhaka, Nov 17 (EFE).- Some 300 fishermen remained missing as tropical cyclone Midhili hit the southwest coast of Bangladesh on Friday, forcing the authorities to order an emergency evacuation. The storm, carrying gusts of up to 88 kilometers per hour (54.68 miles per hour), made landfall near the Payra seaport around noon local time and …
Dhaka, Oct 25 (EFE).- At least three people died and several were injured as Cyclone Hamoon made landfall in Bangladesh in the early hours of Wednesday after forcing the authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 people. “So far, we have received news of three deaths from the impact of the cyclone, all in Cox’s Bazar …
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(Update 1: increases number of evacuees, adds detail of cyclone’s change in course, earlier landfall) Dhaka, Oct 24 (EFE).- Bangladeshi authorities on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of around 1.5 million people from coastal areas amid the imminent arrival of powerful tropical cyclone Hamoon. The storm, carrying gusts of up to 110 kilometers per hour (68 …
This thematic session will consider the progress that has been made by different goverment actors working with disaster management agencies to monitor and produce hazard-related forecasts and deliver warnings