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Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. The country is vulnerable to cyclones due to its position near the confluence of the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. [citation needed]
Upon formation, a Cyclone Alert was issued for Sri Lanka, South Tamil Nadu, and South Kerala. More than 75,000 people were evacuated ahead of the storm in Sri Lanka. In India, a red message was issued by the IMD. A red alert was also issued for parts of Kerala. In Sri Lanka, 57 houses were destroyed with 2,753 others being damaged.
Cyclonic Storm Fengal [a] (/ ˈ f ɛ ŋ. ɡ ɑː l /) was a deadly tropical cyclone that brought significant flooding and damage to Southern India and Sri Lanka.The fourth cyclonic storm of the 2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Fengal originated from a tropical disturbance off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia on 14 November.
After a rapid intensification, Typhoon Mawar has become the most powerful storm of 2023 globally, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC). Mawar’s peak winds have surged to 175 mph ...
Before the formal start of naming, tropical cyclones were often named after places, objects, or saints' feast days on which they occurred. The credit for the first usage of personal names for weather systems is generally given to the Queensland Government meteorologist Clement Wragge, who named systems between 1887 and 1907.
The name Asani was provided by Sri Lanka, which means wrath in Sinhala language. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Nine hours later, the JTWC upgraded it to a Category 1 status. [ 38 ] At 12:00 UTC (17:30 IST), the IMD further upgraded it to a severe cyclonic storm, as microwave imagery showed a well-organized system. [ 39 ]
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka appointed a new prime minister on Thursday, as its embattled president seeks a way out of the country's worst economic crisis since independence that has sparked ...
Stunning election wins by a new left-leaning president and his party have changed Sri Lanka's political landscape - but the cash-strapped island's new rulers are quickly realising that campaign ...