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1970 Bhola cyclone
The Bhola cyclone was a powerful tropical cyclone that made landfall in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) on 13 November, 1970. It is the deadliest known tropical cyclone of all time; an estimated 500,000 people lost their lives, mostly through drowning.
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