Cyclone

More than 260,000 people evacuated as Typhoon Bavi brings severe floods to mainland China

Typhoon Bavi is the longest-lasting tropical cyclone in the region this year and the most powerful storm to hit China in 2026.

A person sits beside a collapsed wall in the aftermath of Typhoon Bavi in the coastal village of Dongsha, Taizhou, Zhejiang province, China, July 12, 2026.
FILE PHOTO:  Satellite view of Tropical Cyclone Zelia, a powerful Category 5 cyclone impacting the coast of Western Australia near Port Hedland, disrupting major iron ore exports. Imaged 13 February 2025.

Tropical Cyclone Mitchell intensifies as it nears northwest Australia

Indonesian rescue members carry a body bag containing the remains of a victim from the site of a landslide after it hit Pasirlangu village, West Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, January 24, 2026.

Indonesia resumes search for 80 after landslide kills 17 in West Java

A drone view shows an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Padang, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, November 30, 2025.

Southeast Asia storm deaths near 800 as scale of disaster revealed


Sri Lanka's cyclone death toll climbs to 355, with 366 missing

Rescuers scramble to clear roads and deliver aid in Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah brought floods and landslides. The storm has now weakened as it moves northwards.

People sit next to furnitures salvaged from a flooded house along the banks of Kelani River, following Cyclone Ditwah in Peliyagoda, Sri Lanka, December 1, 2025.

Death toll hits 212 as Sri Lanka struggles with Cyclone Ditwah impact

Dozens of families are trapped in their homes by flood waters in the commercial capital of Colombo, which is one of the worst affected places.

People ride on a boat belonging to Sri Lanka's army at a flooded area following Cyclone Ditwah in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, November 30, 2025.

Thousands of Australians without power after tropical cyclone hits Northern Territory

Tropical Cyclone Fina swept through Australia’s Northern Territory, leaving thousands without power in Darwin and causing property damage as authorities assess the impact.

Australia's Bureau of Meteorology posts a infographic of the expected route of Cyclone Fina, November 23, 2025.

India evacuates tens of thousands as cyclone Montha gains strength

India evacuates 50,000 people as Cyclone Montha intensifies, threatening heavy rain and strong winds.

A farmer casts a net to catch fresh live shrimps on a shrimp farm in Ganapavaram village of Eluru district in Andhra Pradesh, India, April 11, 2025.

Southwest cancels thousands more US flights on weather woes

President Biden called for airlines to be held accountable for cancellations, while the Transportation Department called them 'unacceptable'.

 A plane sits on the airfield as flight cancellations mount during a cold weather front as a weather phenomenon known as a bomb cyclone hits the Upper Midwest, at Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., December 22, 2022.

Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Bangladesh braces for cyclone

Authorities in Bangladesh were evacuating hundreds of thousands of people on Monday before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall.

 People wade through a flooded street amid continuous rain before the Cyclone Sitrang hits the country in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 24, 2022.

Cyclone Emnati hits Madagascar; island's 4th major storm in a month

Emnati struck on the southeastern side of the island, where another cyclone, Batsirai, killed scores of people three weeks ago. More than 30,000 people were evacuated ahead of Emnati's path.

 Cyclone Emnati hits Madagascar; island's 4th major storm in a month

Cyclone kills at least 10 in Madagascar, destroying homes and cutting power

Cyclone Batsirai hit Madagascar and has killed at least 10 people, slamming into the eastern coastline with heavy rain and wind speeds of 165 kph (100 mph).

 A girl holds a baby outside a damaged house in a flooded area, as Cyclone Batsirai sweeps inland, in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, February 6, 2022.

Jupiter's Super Polar Cyclones are here to stay

The cyclones, which have never been seen before, are fixed and consistent.

Six cyclones in Jupiter’s south pole as captured by Juno’s infrared lens in February 2017. Surprisingly organized and resembling a round tray of cinnamon rolls

Powerful cyclone Yaas destroys homes in India, forces airport closure

Authorities said more than a million people had been moved out of the storm's path, while television broadcast images of rough seas, strong winds and rains lashing the state of Odisha.

A Hindu priest carries an idol of Lord Jagannath from a seafront temple to a safer place ahead of Cyclone Yaas in Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha India, May 26, 2021.