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1970 Bhola Cyclone
Deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history. Storm surge inundated low-lying delta islands.
Background from Wikipedia
The 1970 Bhola cyclone, also known as the Great Cyclone of 1970 or simply the Bhola Cyclone, was the deadliest tropical cyclone on record, as well as one of the deadliest humanitarian disasters ever recorded. It struck East Pakistan and India's West Bengal on 12 November 1970. At least 300,000 people died in the storm, possibly as many as 500,000, primarily as a result of the storm surge that flooded much of the low-lying islands of the Ganges Delta. The Bhola cyclone was the sixth and strongest cyclonic storm of the 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season.
From the Wikipedia article “1970 Bhola cyclone”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia's figures may differ from the sources cited on this page.
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Impact figures
| Fatalities | 300,000 |
|---|---|
| Economic damage | $86,000,000 (nominal) |
| People affected | 3,600,000 |
| Region | Ganges Delta (then East Pakistan) |
Figures per cited sources; estimates for older events vary.
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