NewsRack: 'Cyclones' news in 'Extreme Weather' topic for user irge304

Microfinance in Madagascar helps small businesses buck the system	18.5.2013	The Guardian -- World Latest
Borrowers get business advice and a buffer against disaster from growing microcredit sector in cyclone-prone Madagascar Justine Sija, 60, begins her day at 4am, when she buys catch from local fishermen to hawk on the streets of St Augustin village, in Madagascar's southern Atsimo-Andrefana region. The work is hard, but in the past year, access to microcredit has boosted both her business and her hopes for the future. "Before, I used to make 10,000 to 20,000 ariary ($4.50-9.00, about £3) a day. Now, with the credit, I can make double that amount," she told IRIN. "I can put my four [grand]children in school, buy some livestock and save the rest of the money. Eventually, I plan to sell other goods as well, like rice and other local products." Madagascar's microfinance sector was established in 1990, but began to experience rapid growth only in the past 10 years; it was worth about 22.7bn ariary ($10m) in 2002, and by 2011, it was valued at about 244.4bn ariary. Microfinance is seen as a ...
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UN assesses low damage from Cyclone Mahasen (Cached)	18.5.2013	New Kerala: India News
New York, May 18 : United Nations agencies and partners assessed parts of Bangladesh and Myanmar after Tropical Cyclone Mahasen hit land Friday, weakened and dissipated, leaving behind less damage than originally feared.
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Bangladesh, Myanmar relieved as cyclone fizzles	17.5.2013	Boston Globe: Latest
Bangladesh, Myanmar relieved as cyclone fizzles
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Cyclone fades without causing significant damage after Bangladesh, Myanmar prepared for worse	17.5.2013	Star Tribune: World

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Tropical Storm Largely Spares Bangladesh Coast	16.5.2013	NYT > World
Tropical Storm Largely Spares Bangladesh Coast
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Cyclone Mahasen: storm eases as it reaches Bangladesh coast	16.5.2013	The Guardian -- World Latest
Severe devastation avoided but wind flattens fishing villages' huts and hits Rohingya camps causing tens of thousands to flee Cyclone Mahasen struck the southern coast of Bangladesh on Thursday, lashing remote fishing villages with heavy rain and fierce winds that flattened mud and straw huts. More than a million people had been evacuated as the cyclone approached but fears of massive devastation proved unfounded. The UN's Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs had earlier said that more than eight million people in Bangladesh, Burma and north-east India, were at risk from the storm. However, the main section of the storm had immediately begun weakening as it reached land, said Mohammad Shah Alam, director of the Bangladesh meteorological department. Among the most vulnerable were tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya people living in plastic-roofed tents and huts made of reeds in dozens of refugee camps along Burma's west coast. Driven from their homes by ...
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Cyclone Mahasen strikes Bangladeshi coast	16.5.2013	The Guardian -- Front Page
Storm could bring life-threatening conditions to about 8.2 million people in Bangladesh, Burma and north-east India Cyclone Mahasen has struck the southern coast of Bangladesh, lashing remote fishing villages with heavy rain and fierce winds that flattened mud and straw huts and forced the evacuation of more than 1 million people. The main section of the storm reached land on Thursday and immediately began weakening, according to Mohammad Shah Alam, director of the Bangladesh meteorological department. However, its forward movement was also slowing, meaning that towns in its path would have to weather the storm for longer, he said. Even before the brunt of the storm hit, at least 18 deaths related to Mahasen were reported in Bangladesh, Burma and Sri Lanka. The storm could bring life-threatening conditions to about 8.2 million people in Bangladesh, Burma and north-east India, according to the UN's Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Danger was particularly high for ...
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Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh coast, six dead	16.5.2013	Chicago Tribune: Nation
Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh coast, six dead
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Cyclone Fizzles as It Hits Bangladesh	16.5.2013	NYT: Home Page
Cyclone Fizzles as It Hits Bangladesh
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Bangladesh orders 1 mln evacuated as Cyclone Mahasen nears (Cached)	16.5.2013	Hindustan Times: World
Bangladesh orders 1 mln evacuated as Cyclone Mahasen nears
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Bangladesh: 1 million evacuated as cyclone nears (Cached)	16.5.2013	CNN-IBN: World
Bangladesh is evacuating one million people with Cyclone Mahasen expected to hit its low-lying delta coast on Thursday evening, said the United Nations, which estimated 4.1 million people were at risk due to gale-force winds, heavy rain and flooding. Bangladesh has raised its storm warning to seven, on a scale with a maximum of 10, as Mahasen approaches one of the poorest countries in Asia with winds of around 60 mph.
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As rain from cyclone falls, Myanmar minority stay	16.5.2013	Boston Globe: Latest
As rain from cyclone falls, Myanmar minority stay
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Bangladesh Orders 1 Million Evacuated as Cyclone Nears	16.5.2013	NY Times: World
Cyclone Mahasen was expected to hit the low-lying delta coast on Thursday evening, said the United Nations, which estimated 4.1 million people were at risk.
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Guy does WHAT with hands during race?	16.5.2013	CNN: Top Stories
Affiliate KVLY/KXJB reports on a man who is training to complete his first half marathon while juggling.
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Who is accused spy with wig?	16.5.2013	CNN: Top Stories
CNN's Brian Todd looks at the background of Ryan Fogle, the man Russia has accused of being a CIA spy.
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Issa: Obama set right tone	16.5.2013	CNN: Top Stories
Rep. Darrell Issa talks to CNN's Wolf Blitzer about President Obama's call for changes at the IRS.
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Bad blood between Holder, Issa	16.5.2013	CNN: Top Stories
Attorney General Eric Holder has harsh words for Rep. Darrell Issa during the House Judiciary Committee hearing.
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What's next?	16.5.2013	CNN: Top Stories
A jury has found Travis Alexander's death to be extremely cruel. CNN's Jeffrey Toobin explains what's next for Arias.
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Watch verdict being read	16.5.2013	CNN: Top Stories
An Arizona jury found prosecutors proved Jodi Arias used extreme cruelty when she killed Travis Alexander.
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Report: Feds' warnings about Sandy were confusing	15.5.2013	Seattle Times: Business & Technology
An internal review says federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall. But the warnings themselves were confusing.
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