Tropical Cyclone Chapala has slammed into Yemen and causing heavy flooding and damage in coastal region of the war afflicted country. The cyclone landed in the south eastern area of Hadramawt and Shabwa along the Gulf of Aden coast of Yemen in Arabian Sea bringing furious winds approx of 100 kms per hour.
- Cyclone Chapala has been Categorized as category 4 equivalent storm by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
- It is the second-strongest and powerfull cyclone on record over the Arabian Sea, only after Cylone Gonu (2007).
Key points :
- Yemen Capital : Sana’a
- Yemen Currency : Yemeni rial (YER)
- Yemen President : Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi
- Yemen PM : Khaled Bahah
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