Hurricane history: 7 destructive storms

Bhola cyclone

Date: 3-13 November 1970
Category: Cyclone
Deaths: 500 000+

This tropical storm is a cyclone, which forms over the South Pacific and Indian Oceans. Bhola was one which caused severe havoc in both India and Bangladesh, then named East Pakistan. Those living on the coast had no idea of what was to come as meteorologists had no way of communicating with most living in the area. As they slept the cyclone crossed the land, carrying a wave of water six metres high and winds of over 225 kilometres per hour. Bhola is one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent history.

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