Cyclone Bhola struck Bangladesh and West Bengal in ... In October 1942, a severe cyclonic storm hit the coasts of West Bengal and Odisha and caused around 61,000 fatalities. This cyclone also ...

On November 12, 1970, a cyclone hit the country of Bangladesh (which ... It became known as the Bhola Cyclone, and it set in motion a series of events that led to a genocide, a revolution, and ...

In the Great Bhola Cyclone in November 1970, an estimated half a million people died — mostly drowned by the storm surge. In May last year, Cyclone Mocha became the most powerful storm to hit ...

"Immediately prepare for the possibility that they could be without power and/or communications and unable to move by road for some time if the storm hits ... in 1970, Cyclone Bhola struck ...