Thousands of people in Myanmar and Bangladesh are getting ready to evacuate ahead of Cyclone Mocha. The 'Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm' is expected to bring winds as fast as 175 kmph when it makes landfall on Sunday (14). The storm is currently in the Bay of Bengal and moving northwards....

Colombo (News 1st) - Over a million Rohingya refugees in the world's largest refugee camp are in peril as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Mocha moves straight toward the area of the camp in Bangladesh on the Myanmar border, Bangladeshi media reported. The Rohingyas fled Myanmar in the wake of a ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Met Department predicts that Heavy showers above 100mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. This is due to the cyclonic storm “Mocha” over the Southwest Bay of Bengal having intensified ...

Colombo (News 1st) - The Deep Depression in the Bay of Bengal intensified into Cyclonic Storm Mocha this morning (Thursday) and is moving north away from Sri Lanka, the Indian Met. Dept. said. It is moving north away from Sri Lanka. Mocha is expected to further intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Stor...

Colmbo (News 1st) - Cyclone Freddy, the world's longest ever cyclone that is currently 35 days old and counting, on Sunday hit Mozambique for the second time. Freddy has already killed 31 people whie sowing a trail of devastation across four countries - Madagascar and Mozabique twice each, ...