A 1991 cyclone in Bangladesh remains one of the deadliest natural disasters in history
A catastrophic tropical cyclone decimated the coast of Bangladesh in 1991, claiming over 138,000 lives and sparking a global movement to improve early warning systems and storm shelter infrastructure.
On April 29, 1991, a massive cyclone slammed into the Chittagong district with a twenty-foot storm surge and winds exceeding 150 miles per hour. The scale of the disaster was immense, leaving roughly ten million people homeless and causing over 1.5 billion dollars in damage.
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