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    l3a10
    Jul 24 2008 17:52:57

    Deadliest Tropical Cyclones in History

    The 20 Deadliest Tropical Cyclones in World History

    Rank

    Name / Areas of Largest Loss

    Year

    Ocean Area

    Deaths
    1. Great Bhola Cyclone, Bangladesh 1970 Bay of Bengal 550,000
    2. Hooghly River Cyclone, India and Bangladesh 1737 Bay of Bengal 350,000
    3. Haiphong Typhoon, Vietnam 1881 West Pacific 300,000
    4. Backerganj Cyclone, Bangladesh 1584 Bay of Bengal 200,000
    5. Great Backerganj Cyclone, Bangladesh 1876 Bay of Bengal 200,000
    6. Chittagong, Bangladesh 1897 Bay of Bengal 175,000
    7. Super Typhoon Nina, China 1975 West Pacific 171,000
    8. Cyclone 02B, Bangladesh 1991 Bay of Bengal 140,000
    9. Great Bombay Cyclone, India 1882 Arabian Sea 100,000
    10. Hakata Bay Typhoon, Japan 1281 West Pacific 65,000
    11. Calcutta, India 1864 Bay of Bengal 60,000
    12. Swatlow, China 1922 West Pacific 60,000
    13. Barisal, Bangladesh 1822 Bay of Bengal 50,000
    14. Sunderbans coast, Bangladesh 1699 Bay of Bengal 50,000
    15. Bengal Cyclone, Calcutta, India 1942 Bay of Bengal 40,000
    16. Canton, China 1862 West Pacific 37,000
    17. Backerganj (Barisal), Bangladesh 1767 Bay of Bengal 30,000
    18. Barisal, Bangladesh 1831 Bay of Bengal 22,000
    19. Great Hurricane, Lesser Antilles Islands 1780 Atlantic 22,000
    20. Devi Taluk, SE India 1977 Bay of Bengal 20,000
    20. Great Coringa Cyclone, India 1789 Bay of Bengal 20,000

      Death counts from large killer cyclones are highly uncertain, particulary for those before 1900. The above rankings are somewhat speculative. Information sources: Banglapedia, Wikipedia, and Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones (1999), by David Longshore.
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