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The deadliest tropical cyclone in history made landfall on the coast of East Pakistan (Bangladesh), killing at least 250,000 people.
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1970 Bhola cyclone
Tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan in 1970
The 1970 Bhola cyclone was the deadliest tropical cyclone on record, as well as one of the deadliest humanitarian disasters ever recorded. It struck East Pakistan and India's West Bengal on 12 November 1970. At least 300,000 people died in the storm, possibly as many as 450,000,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
East Pakistan
Former provincial wing of Pakistan (1956–1971)
East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1956 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, with a coastline on the Bay of Bengal.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)