As Megh flew straight over Socotra Island, this cyclone was ever worse than Chapala!
Although no casualties were made by Chapala, this time it did when a house collapsed and 2 people died. Many are wounded and losts of houses destroyed, help is on the way by the Emirates Red Cresent (ERC).
Ref.:
http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/middle-east/112168-panic-deaths-yemen-socotra-cyclone
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/emirates-red-crescent-rushes-aid-to-socotra-in-wake-of-cyclone-1.1615674
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Monday, 9 November 2015
Saturday, 7 November 2015
After the Chapala storm Tropical Cyclone Megh strengthening on approach to Socotra Island, Yemen
Yemen's Socotra Island just endured Cyclone Chapala and just a week later is facing a second tropical cyclone: Megh. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Megh and captured data on the strengthening storm on Nov., 6.
See details here
See details here
There was no record of a cyclone of Category 4 strength or stronger tracking as far south in the Arabian Sea prior to Chapala.
You may wonder, then, if there is any record of back-to-back cyclones within roughly a week's time affecting this region of the Arabian Sea.
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Wednesday, 4 November 2015
Chapala passed:
Three people killed (later said no one died), many wounded, infrastructure washed away or flooded... lots of work to fully recover!
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