Cyclone Asani

Around 2 lakh people in 20 districts of Assam have been affected by floods, with landslides caused by incessant rain cutting off the Dima Hasao hill district with rail and road connections snapped.

Inside the Met’s nerve centre, tracking Cyclone Asani and the nationwide heatwave

An up close and personal account of how the IMD’s control room coordinates 24/7 with multiple met and regional centres, weather stations and allied departments, external agencies and states, processing and mining loads of mindboggling data to provide accurate information to the public, aviation and maritime sectors, and others.

Cyclone Asani: Heavy rainfall in parts of Andhra Pradesh

Even as the cyclonic storm Asani weakened into depression after making a landfall on May 11 night, heavy rainfall along with winds continued in parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh on May 12.

Watch: Mysterious gold-coloured chariot washes ashore in Andhra amid Cyclone Asani

Locals were seen dragging the chariot out of the turbulent sea and bringing it to the shore as many others gathered around to see it.

Cyclone Asani weakens, Odisha, West Bengal brace for heavy rain

The weather system is likely to further lose steam and turn into a depression by Thursday morning, the Met Department said.

Cyclone Asani weakens as it approaches Andhra coast

The weather system was expected to move away from the coast and further weaken into a depression by Thursday, it said.

Cyclone 'Asani' likely to weaken; rainfall to hit in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

Severe cyclone Asani is moving towards the Andhra coast on May 10. A red alert has been issued for Andhra Pradesh. As per Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the cyclonic storm is expected to reach the west-central Bay of Bengal close to Kakinada or Vishakhapatnam by May 11 morning.

Cyclone Asani | IndiGo cancels all flights to Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry

The domestic budget carrier has offered its customers alternate flights or a full refund in return.

Cyclone Asani nears east coast, starts losing steam: IMD

The cyclone, which was moving at a speed of 25 kmph on Monday, has slowed down to 5 kmph as it lays centered around 300 km southeast of Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh and 510 km south-southwest of Gopalpur in Odisha.

Cyclone Asani highlights: Flights cancelled, Kolkata, Odisha get heavy rain | Watch videos

Cyclone Asani Live News: Cyclone Asani is likely to cause heavy rain in the southern part of West Bengal including Kolkata, Howrah, Purba Medinipur, North and South 24 Parganas and Nadia districts between Monday and Thursday.

Cyclone Asani expected to re-curve later today

The cyclone was likely to move closer to north Andhra Pradesh coast by Tuesday night and then re-curve to move parallel to north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast and expected to lose steam gradually, the weather office said.

Cyclone Asani: Who named it and what will future storms be called?

The cyclone that will form after Asani will be called Sitrang, and the name has been given by Thailand.

Kolkata on alert amid cyclone Asani forecast

Fishermen at fishing ports of Shankarpur, Fraserganj and other places were asked by the police and civil defence officials not to venture into the sea in view of the rough weather conditions that are likely to prevail.

Aila, Amphan, Asani: What's in a cyclone's name?

According to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), an agency under the United Nations, there can be more than one cyclone at a time in a particular geographical location or around the globe and the systems can last for a week or more.

Bay of Bengal cyclone to intensify into severe storm "Asani", will move parallel to east coast

The IMD DG Mrutunjay Mohaptra has on Saturday made it clear the cyclone was unlikely to make landfall either in the coast of Odisha or Andhra Pradesh, but will move parallel to the coast in the sea.

Heavy rains lash Andaman & Nicobar, UT braces for cyclone 'Asani'

Long Island has received 131 mm of rainfall till 8.30 am, while 26.1 mm rainfall was recorded in Port Blair.

Preparations afoot as Andaman and Nicobar Islands brace for cyclone

A well-marked low pressure area over South East Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a depression on March 20 and a cyclonic storm around March 21, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) website.