Tag: #cyclone

Cyclone Vaianu churns offshore, prompting evacuations, power outages and travel halts in Fiji

Severe Tropical Cyclone Vaianu intensified offshore April 6–8, prompting evacuations, flight cancellations, a major blackout and flood warnings across Fiji.

#fiji, #cyclone, #vaianu, #flooding

Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila Stalls in Solomon Sea, Threatening Solomon Islands and PNG

Cyclone Maila strengthens as it lingers over Solomon Sea, causing damage and raising alerts in Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea with potential threat to Australia.

#cyclone, #solomonislands, #papuanewguinea, #australia, #weather

Cyclone Narelle batters northern Australia in rare triple landfall as record-hot seas fuel rapid intensification

Cyclone Narelle struck Cape York, the NT Top End and WA’s North West Cape in one week, testing emergency systems and the new reinsurance pool.

#australia, #cyclone, #flooding, #climatechange, #insurance

Queensland’s ‘short-lived’ Cyclone Koji leaves a long flood tail as rivers surge again

Months of monsoon rain, Cyclone Koji and a March tropical low have left Queensland catchments saturated, triggering major floods from Bundaberg to the outback.

#queensland, #flooding, #cyclone, #disasterrelief, #australia

Cyclone Fytia Floods Madagascar’s Northwest, Killing at Least Three and Displacing Thousands

Rapidly intensifying Cyclone Fytia swamped Mahajanga and Antananarivo, leaving deaths, widespread flooding and renewed questions about resilience.

#madagascar, #cyclone, #flooding, #climate, #disasterresponse