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14–15 May 2007: Cyclone Akash struck about 115 km south of Chittagong with wind speeds up to 120 km/hour. 14 people were killed and damages amounted to US$982 million. 15 November 2007: cyclone Sidr with wind speeds up to 260 km/hour, made landfall on southern Bangladesh, causing over 3,500 deaths and severe damage.
The 1991 Bangladesh cyclone was among the deadliest tropical cyclones on record. [1] 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 northeastwards under the influence of ...
1970 Bhola cyclone. The 1970 Bhola cyclone (also known as the Great Cyclone of 1970 [1]) was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) and India's West Bengal on November 12, 1970. [2] It remains the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded and one of the world's deadliest humanitarian disasters.
Cyclone Sidr. Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr [a] was a tropical cyclone that resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in Bangladesh. The fourth named and the deadliest storm of the 2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Sidr formed in the central Bay of Bengal, and quickly strengthened to reach peak 1-minute sustained winds of 260 ...
Cyclonic Storm Sitrang [a] ( Thai pronunciation: [s̠ɪt̪ɾɑŋ]) was a weak tropical cyclone that affected India and Bangladesh in late October 2022. It was the first cyclone to make landfall in Bangladesh since Cyclone Mora in 2017. Formed on 22 October offshore Andaman and Nicobar Islands, it gradually intensified and peaked as a high-end ...
The following is a list of tropical cyclones by year. Since the year 957, ... Typhoon Nina in 1975, the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, and Cyclone Nargis in 2008. ...
A cyclone hit the coastal islands and chars near Patuakhali, Barisal, Noakhali and Chittagong. Maximum wind speed reached 110 km/h. The storm surge was 1.9 metres. Industrial disaster. 2013 Rana Plaza collapse. Dhaka. 1,134 [1] 24 April 2013. Collapse of the Rana Plaza, Savar Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh.
1988 Bangladesh cyclone. The 1988 Bangladesh cyclone (designated as Tropical Cyclone 04B by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center) was one of the worst tropical cyclones in Bangladesh history. Striking in November 1988, the tropical system exacerbated the catastrophic damage from what was then considered the worst floods in Bangladesh's history.