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COLOMBO (Reuters) - A cyclone caused by a tropical depression in the Bay of Bengal killed at least seven people in Sri Lanka, government officials said on Tuesday. Cyclone Mahasen, which brought heavy rains and landslides to Sri Lanka, was expected to hit Bangladesh and Myanmar later this week. `Seven people have died and 10 people have got injured. There are 7,399 people from 1,947 families affected,` Lal Sarath Kumara, the spokesman at Sri Lanka`s Disaster Management Center, told Reuters. The Center said 3,881 people had been displaced due to the cyclone. ...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 20:39 |
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By Jared Ferrie SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - Authorities in Myanmar struggled on Wednesday to evacuate tens of thousands of people, most of them Rohingya Muslims, before a cyclone reaches camps in low-lying regions that have been their home since ethnic and religious unrest last year. Cyclone Mahasen has already killed at least seven people and displaced 3,881 in Sri Lanka, its Disaster Management Center said on Tuesday. The storm is moving north over the Bay of Bengal and is expected to reach land early on Friday, hitting north of Chittagong in Bangladesh. ...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 08:51 |
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Sailing around the world is one of the most grueling challenges on the planet, with muscle-bound skippers forced to steer 20-meter yachts through everything from tropical cyclones to Antarctic storms.
Thursday, May 16, 2013 02:43 |
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Sailing around the world is one of the most grueling challenges on the planet, with muscle-bound skippers forced to steer 20-meter yachts through everything from tropical cyclones to Antarctic storms.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 20:31 |
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Sailing around the world is one of the most grueling challenges on the planet, with muscle-bound skippers forced to steer 20-meter yachts through everything from tropical cyclones to Antarctic storms.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:09 |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 13:25 |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 03:55 |
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Lashing winds and torrential rains as Tropical Cyclone Mahasen hits southeast Asia. CNN`s Dan Rivers reports.
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:25 |
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Tropical Cyclone Mahasen begins to lash the coasts of Bangladesh and India with rain, as thousands race to get out of its path and protect their homes in Myanmar.
Thursday, May 16, 2013 09:08 |
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Andrew Stevens speaks with the International Federation of Red Cross about preparations for Tropical Cyclone Mahasen.
Thursday, May 16, 2013 03:39 |
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