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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 ...
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.
Cyclone Remal. Remal before landfall on the afternoon of 26 May. Severe Cyclonic Storm Remal [a] was a moderately strong but extremely devastating and deadly tropical cyclone that affected West Bengal and Bangladesh, also became the costliest known tropical cyclone of Bangladesh in May 2024. [3] It was the first depression and the first ...
India (states of West Bengal, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya) [1] [2] Part of the 2022 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. 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 ...
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.
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.
Part of the 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan ( / ˈəmpʔən /) was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in Eastern India, specifically in West Bengal and Odisha, and in Bangladesh, in May 2020. It was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike the Ganges Delta.
The May 1997 Bangladesh cyclone was a powerful and deadly storm that caused widespread damage and death throughout Bangladesh. Originating from a near- equatorial trough on May 15, 1997, the cyclone tracked in a general northward direction throughout its existence. The system gradually intensified over the following days, reaching the ...