India Meteorological Department

People run from the Marina beach after sudden heavy rains before Cyclone Nivar's landfall, in Chennai, India, November 25, 2020. REUTERS/P. Ravikumar
South Asia

Cyclone Nivar slams into southern India causing five deaths

The storm caused at least five deaths in and around Chennai from trees falling, drowning and electrocution

Men sit next to a bonfire on a road side during a cold winter evening in New Delhi, India, December 28, 2019/ Reuters
South Asia

India Meteorological Department issues red alert as temperature dips to 1.7°C