Pacific typhoon season 2025: 27 named storms, most in six years, with multiple record-breaking events
FRIDAY, JANUARY 02, 2026
Japan Meteorological Agency data show the western Pacific recorded 27 named tropical cyclones in 2025—the most since 2019—alongside rare tracks, late-season landfalls and a violent typhoon.
Death toll in French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is ‘several hundred,’
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2024
The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may run into the thousands, the island’s top government official told a local broadcaster Sunday.
Bangladesh evacuates 800,000 as severe cyclone approaches from Bay of Bengal
SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2024
Bangladesh evacuated nearly 800,000 people from vulnerable areas on Sunday as the country and neighbouring India awaited the arrival of a severe cyclone that has formed over the Bay of Bengal.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has cut food vouchers for Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar to just $8, or less than 9 cents per meal, just weeks after thousands of refugees lost their homes to Cyclone Mocha, putting another blow to them.
Thailand sending essential supplies to cyclone-hit Myanmar
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2023
Thailand would be sending a plane carrying essential supplies to Myanmar after the neighbouring country was hit by powerful cyclone “Mocha”, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.