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PM Narendra Modi meets victims of cyclone Ockhi

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today met and interacted with people, including fishermen and farmers, affected by Cyclone Ockhi, during a visit to the cyclone affected areas of Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In the course of the day, the Prime Minister interacted with people in Kavaratti, and Kanyakumari. He also visited Punthura village near Thiruvananthapuram, which is one of the…

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The lost fishermen of India's Cyclone Ockhi

The lost fishermen of India’s Cyclone Ockhi

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Image caption Chennai harbour. The storm struck off India’s southern coast on 29 November

Nearly 100 Indian fishermen are still missing a week after a powerful storm struck the country’s southern coast.

The BBC’s Ashraf Padana has visited Poonthura, a fishing village in the state of Kerala that is…

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Ockhi weakens, weather becomes clear

Kathmandu, December 7 Ockhi, a severe cyclonic storm that originated in the Arabian sea, finally withdrew from the country this afternoon after disturbing the weather for four days. According to Meteorological Forecasting Division, some parts of the country remained affected due to the remnants of Ockhi, but by afternoon the skies were clear. Earlier, MFD said Okchi had transformed into deep…

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Number Of Dead From Cyclone Ockhi Rises To 36 As 3 More Bodies Are Found Due to cyclone Ockhi, about 1,098 passengers were stranded in the Kochi, Kozhikode and Mangaluru portsThiruvananthapuram:  Three bodies were recovered this morning off the Kerala coast, taking the death toll due to Cyclone Ockhi to 36 even as rescue operations are going on in full swing to trace the 96 missing fishermen.While a body was recovered near Alappuzha by the Marine enforcement wing, two bodies were found by Coast Guard ship Vaibhav off the Alappuzha-Kochi coast this morning, defence sources said.An Air Force aircraft AN 32, flying between Kozhikode and Kochi coasts had sighted a fishing boat with about 15 fishermen this morning following which Navy has sent a Dornier aircraft and ship to the area which is close to Lakshadweep islands, the sources said.Meanwhile, shipping services from Kozhikode to Lakshadweep began today with around 60 passengers boarding the high speed vessel from Beypore this morning.MV Minicoy, the passenger vessel which was berthed at Beypore had suffered some damage in the cyclone following which MMD officials had not granted travel clearance.Yesterday, the high speed vessel arrived at Beypore from the islands to ferry the passengers, the sources said.Around 1,600 passengers were transported from Kochi to various islands of Lakshadweep when the shipping services resumed on December 5, according to the sources.Shipping services from Kochi to the Union Territory was stopped on November 30 to December 2, causing immense hardships to passengers.From Mangaluru port, MV Amini Divi, will sail for Lakshadweep with 46 passengers tomorrow, the sources added.Due to the cyclone, about 1,098 passengers had been stranded in the ports of Kochi, Kozhikode and Mangaluru since November 30. Source link

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Good morning #niceweather #ockhi (at Ahmedabad, India)

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Weird climate! #ockhi #cycloneockhi #mumbai

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Cyclone Ockhi: Thundershowers, high wind speeds forecast for Mumbai

Ockhi to be expected to subside later in the day, to be ‘low’ cyclonic disturbance tomorrow

According to a release by the Indian Meteorological Department on Monday, Cyclone Ockhi is currently categories as a ‘cyclonic storm’ and is expected to be downgraded to a ‘deep depression’ later today.

It will eventually be categorised as ‘depression’ early tomorrow before finally tagging the level of…

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Ockhi cyclone affects weather in Nepal Kathmandu, December 4 The effect of the Arabian Sea-based cyclone Ockhi has begun to appear in the Nepali sky.