With the storm forecast to make landfall by early Friday, residents in parts of West Bengal and Odisha States took shelter in thousands of camps.
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Cyclone Mocha Makes Landfall, Killing at Least 6
The storm, which made landfall near Myanmar’s border with Bangladesh on Sunday, has so far not led to the humanitarian catastrophe that officials feared.
Facing Disastrous Floods, They Turned to Mangrove Trees for Protection
In the Sundarbans, an ecological treasure straddling India and Bangladesh that is now on the front lines of climate change, local women are leading an effort to mitigate the dangers of rising waters.
A Million Years of Data Confirms: Monsoons Are Likely to Get Worse
The annual summer monsoon in South Asia begins this month. A new study points to more destructive storms.
From Crowded Camps to a Remote Island: Rohingya Refugees Move Again
More than a million Rohingya Muslims have fled atrocities in Myanmar for tent cities in Bangladesh. Some are now being taken to a low-slung landmass in the Bay of Bengal.
After Cyclone Hits India and Bangladesh, the Waiting Begins
The authorities acted quickly to move people from the cyclone’s path, but worried they might be putting them into the path of the coronavirus.
Cyclone Amphan Live News and Updates
The storm is hitting a starkly vulnerable and densely populated region that is still under coronavirus lockdown.
Cyclone Amphan Bears Down on India and Bangladesh
Hundreds of thousands have been evacuated as Cyclone Amphan approaches, one of the region’s most powerful storms in decades.
As Himalayas Warm, Nepal’s Climate Migrants Struggle to Survive
Pushed out of their village by a drought and lack of food, a group of Nepalis are fighting to amplify the voices of those forced to relocate by the planet’s warming.
Bangladesh’s Fishing Ban Leaves Coastal Towns in ‘Nightmare Situation’
The 65-day ban is meant to restore stocks that have been depleted by overfishing, but coastal communities depend on fishing for short-term survival.