India braces for twin storms: Cyclone Tej in Arabian Sea, Hamoon in Bay of Bengal

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'Tej' and 'Hamoon', the twin cyclones, are taking form in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal respectively..

The simultaneous occurrence of these storms is a rare phenomenon, previously observed in 2018...

Weather experts have predicted the formation of twin cyclones in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, in a rare phenomenon previously observed in 2018..

While cyclone Tej is set to turn into a severe storm brewing in the Arabian sea, cyclone Hamoon in the Bay of Bengal is in a premature stage...

Tej, the cyclonic storm that took form in the southwest Arabian Sea, continues to intensify and will turn into a very severe storm by Sunday (October 22) afternoon..

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