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Total damage in Bangladesh were up to ৳5.36 billion (US$63.6 million). 9 November 2019: Cyclones Matmo and Bulbul made landfall near West Bengal , and crossed into Bangladesh. It caused severe flooding and storm surge in the country, with approximately 72,000 metric tons of crops being lost, with a total value of Tk 2.6 billion (US$31 million).
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Hamoon [a] (/ h ɑː ˈ m u n /) was a moderately strong tropical cyclone that affected Bangladesh, India, and Myammar during October 2023.The fourth named storm of the 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Hamoon formed from a low-pressure area over the west-central Bay of Bengal on 21 October.
The cyclone made landfall on West Bengal and Bangladesh's Sundarban Delta, just near the border at 8:30 pm on Sunday, 26 May as a severe cyclonic storm. The storm's sustained winds were 100 to 135 kilometres per hour (60 to 85 mph) during landfall in the coastal area. [b] [7] Remal killed at least 85 people including 65 in India and 20 in ...
The typhoon has also surpassed the strength of any storm recorded in 2022 and now stands equivalent to a category 5 super typhoon. #Mawar now up to 150 knots (175 mph) per latest JTWC advisory.
The 1970 Bhola cyclone (also known as the Great Cyclone of 1970 [1]) was a catastrophic and extremely deadly tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) and India's West Bengal on 12 November 1970. [2]
As the storm approached Bangladesh, the circulation remained very broad with most of the convection in the southern periphery, [8] although radar imagery from the coast indicated there was a formative eye feature in the storm's center. At 06:00 UTC on July 30, the IMD estimated peak 3 minute winds of 75 km/h (45 mph).
The local government's lack of response to the storm was a partial factor in the Bangladesh Liberation War, one of the first instances in which a natural disaster led to a civil war. [91] After the storm, Bangladesh instituted a Cyclone Preparedness Programme to better inform residents of approaching storms, construct more shelters, and restore ...
These tropical cyclones affected Bangladesh or East Pakistan. Pages in category "Tropical cyclones in Bangladesh" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.