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2. 1970 Bhola cyclone - Wikipedia

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   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] It remains the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded and one of the world's deadliest humanitarian disasters.

3. Portal : Tropical cyclones/Featured article/1970 Bhola cyclone

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   The Bhola cyclone on November 11, 1970, at 0858 UTC The 1970 Bhola cyclone was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh ) on November 12, 1970. It was the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded, and one of the deadliest natural disasters of modern times.

4. List of the deadliest tropical cyclones - Wikipedia

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   In November 1970, the Bhola cyclone struck what is now Bangladesh and killed at least 300,000 people. There have been 15 tropical cyclones in the 21st century so far with a death toll of at least 1,000, of which the deadliest was Cyclone Nargis , with at least 138,374 deaths when it struck Myanmar .

5. 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season - Wikipedia

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   The most significant storm of the season was the Bhola cyclone, which formed in the Bay of Bengal and hit Bangladesh on November 12. The storm killed at least 500,000, making it the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history. [1] The season was also the deadliest tropical cyclone season globally, with 500,805 fatalities, mostly due to the ...

6. List of disasters in Bangladesh by death toll - Wikipedia

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   Cyclone: Bhola: 500,000+ 12 November 1970: Entire coast of Bangladesh (then called East Pakistan) Cyclone: Bengal 200,000+ 1897 A cyclone with a storm-surge of 12.2 metres (40 ft) hit Meghna River estuary near Chittagong, Barisal, and Noakhali. Casualty is about 200,000. The storm also caused epidemic and famine, and vast property damage. Great ...

7. List of Bangladesh tropical cyclones - Wikipedia

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   20 May 2020: Cyclone Amphan moved into Bangladesh after making landfall in nearby West Bengal. At least 20 people were killed and the cyclone caused US$1.5 billion (127 billion taka) in damage. [23] [24] 26 May 2021: Cyclone Yaas hit Bangladesh after causing a lot of damages and destructions in India. Before hitting, strong tidal waves damaged ...

8. A tropical storm floods villages and cuts power to millions ...

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   About 3.7 million people along the coast were affected, said Bangladesh’s junior minister for disaster management and relief, Mohibbur Rahman. A tropical storm floods villages and cuts power to ...

9. 1970s in Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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   A montage of notable people of and events of Bangladesh in the 1970s including (clockwise from top left): Image of the Bhola cyclone taken on 11 November 1970; Pakistan's PNS Ghazi sank in 1971 during Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; Lt Gen Niazi signing the Instrument of Surrender under the gaze of Lt Gen Aurora at Dhaka on 16 December 1971; President Ziaur Rahman; Bangladesh PM Sheikh Mujib and ...