A MASSIVE £1.2m repair job was needed on a Weymouth pier that was destroyed in the Great Storm of 1987. The storm, on the evening of October 15, 1987, hit the south of England and particularly badly.

Cyclone Ditwah is expected to move nearly northwards along the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts and weaken further into a depression by Monday noon.

IMD has said that Cyclonic Storm Ditwah is expected to approach the southwest Bay of Bengal near the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts by Nov. 30.

Cyclone Ditwah weakened near north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, causing heavy rain and three deaths. Sri Lanka reports 334 deaths and 1.3 million affected.

Rains triggered by Cyclone Ditwah continued in several parts of Tamil Nadu as it is expected to move parallel to the ...

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As Cyclone Ditwah moves closer to the north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts, authorities across multiple sectors have ...

Cyclone Ditwah intensifies near Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, causing flight cancellations, school closures and heightened ...