Amidst the COVID crisis, India has been reaching out to Indian Ocean Island countries of Maldives, Mauritius, and Sri Lanka MALDIVES When it comes to the Maldives, India has been helping develop large as well as number of community development projects.

India reaches out to Indian Ocean island countries on Covid crisis, infrastructure development

Located 275 kilometres north of Male, Kulhudhuffushi is the capital of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division. Now officially declared a ''city'', the island is famous for its mangroves and is even its name draws inspiration from the natural bounty.

Kulhudhuffushi crosses 10,000 resident mark, becomes Maldives' fourth city

The death toll from a typhoon that hit provinces south of the Philippine capital rose to 10, disaster agencies said on Wednesday, pointing to precautions and compulsory evacuations as key in preventing more casualties.

Philippines: Typhoon Kammuri kills ten

Hurricane Humberto knocked out power lines in Bermuda on Wednesday night, plunging nearly the whole Atlantic archipelago into darkness, as the storm whipped the British territory with powerful winds and heavy rain.

Large parts of Bermuda plunged into darkness as Hurricane Humberto whips island

Bahamians who lost everything in the devastating passage of Hurricane Dorian were scrambling Saturday to escape the worst-hit islands by sea or by air, after the historically powerful storm left at least 43 people dead with officials fearing a "significantly" higher toll.

Amid fears of far higher Dorian death toll, islanders scramble to leave

A large wildfire fanned by strong winds burned tracts of pine forest on the Greek of Evia, firefighters said on Tuesday, with evacuation ordered of two villages in the path of the flames.

Wildfire rages on Greek island Evia, smoke reaches Athens

According to reports, a witnessed had heard a man uttering threats at the site

French officials evacuate Mont Saint-Michel over threats

The International Court of Justice said it would hold hearings in the matter in June

Malaysia, Singapore to fight over island at UN top court

The abrupt presidential order to close Boracay to tourism for six months from April 26 aimed at rescuing the once idyllic island from ruin

Airlines cut back flights as Philippine holiday hotspot prepares for closure

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage

Philippines: Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes off Mindanao

Mohammed Shahriar Alam told that Bangladesh was paying the entire roughly $280 million to build homes and fortify the muddy island in the Bay of Bengal from cyclones

Bangladesh sees little foreign funds for Rohingya refugee island: State minister

The report also said that 40 groups have been identified who are helping the Rohingyas to relocate to West Bengal from all other parts of India like Jammu and Hyderabad.

Rohingyas gravitate towards West Bengal, more than 100 resettle in a month: Home Ministry report

The storm also closed several national highways that were flooded by the heavy rain

20 dead as powerful storm hits Madagascar

Greek authorities said they believed there were 22 people on the boat. Greek coast guard vessels assisted by helicopters were searching for survivors.

At least 16 dead as migrant boat sinks off Greek island

The evacuees are being moved to the mainland and the International Red Cross is providing about 87,000 kina ($26,274) in funding to help them, said PNG Red Cross Secretary General Uvenama Rova by telephone from the capital of Port Moresby

People evacuated from Papua New Guinea island after volcano explodes

The eye of the cyclone passed about 50 km from Martinique, as it began coasting the Caribbean on Monday evening from south to north, generating winds approaching 300 km/h.

Martinique Island ripped apart by Hurricane Maria

President Hery Rajaonarimampianina blamed the attack on tensions with political opponents in the Indian Ocean island nation.

Two killed, 80 injured in Madagascar terror blast

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