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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.
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.
The cyclone continued to move west-southwestward, and rapidly weakened into a remnant low-pressure area off the Somalia coast on the next day, ending the season. [2] The cyclone brought widespread rain to the Laccadives from November 22 to 24, with 60 mm (2.4 in) recorded on Amini on November 23. [2]
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.
24–28 November 1974: A cyclone struck the coastal areas near Cox's Bazar and Chittagong, including the offshore islands. Maximum wind speed reached 161 km/h. The storm surge was up to 2.8–5.2 m. Casualty: 200 people, 1000 cattle. Damages: 2,300 houses destroyed. 9–12 May 1975: A strong cyclone pummeled Bhola, Cox's Bazar and Khulna.
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulations with U.S. President Joe Biden on the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries, the Chinese foreign ...
12 June 1964 – A cyclone made landfall in Tharparkar and Hyderabad district in Sindh province. It killed 450 people and left some 400,000 people homeless. [15] [4] 1970 Bhola Cyclone hit East Pakistan killing thousands. May 1985 – A cyclonic storm made a landfall in the eastern direction of Karachi. The cyclonic storm in 1985 which was ...
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