Cyclone Nagaris: 53,000 missing, 84,000 dead
‘Cyclone Nargis’ crosses the south of Myanmar and ravages the Ayeyarwady Delta region. Official figures estimate 84,500 fatalities and 53,800 missing people. The Burmese government, fearing the political ramifications of a high death toll, stops tallying lost lives after a point, leaving hundreds of thousands unaccounted for.
‘Great Bhola Cyclone’ kills 300,000
0 CommentsThe “Great Bhola Cyclone” moves through East Pakistan (Bangladesh), causing storm surge flooding estimated to be as high as 20-30 feet. At least 300,000 people in low-lying coastal regions are killed by the flooding from this storm, making it the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history.