Hurricane / Cyclone / Typhoon Bangladesh
1991 Bangladesh Cyclone
Category 5-equivalent cyclone with a 6 m storm surge struck the Chittagong coast.
Background from Wikipedia
The 1991 Bangladesh cyclone was a catastrophic tropical cyclone, being one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in recorded history, and one of the most powerful cyclones in the Indian Ocean. Forming out of a large area of convection over the Bay of Bengal on April 24, the tropical cyclone initially developed gradually while meandering over the southern Bay of Bengal. On April 28, the storm began to accelerate northeastwardly under the influence of the southwesterlies, and rapidly intensified to super cyclonic storm strength near the coast of Bangladesh on April 29. After making landfall in the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 250 km/h (155 mph), the cyclone rapidly weakened as it moved through northeastern India, degenerating into a remnant low over the Yunnan province in western China.
From the Wikipedia article “1991 Bangladesh 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 | 138,000 |
|---|---|
| Economic damage | $1,700,000,000 (nominal) |
| People affected | 10,000,000 |
| Region | Chittagong |
Figures per cited sources; estimates for older events vary.
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