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Today i will talk about:

-Geographic location of event

-Date of event

-Strengh of disaster

-Finacial cost of damages

The Strenghth of the Bhola Cyclone

-Physical damage to land & property

-Death toll & number of injuries

The 1970 Bhola cyclone was the strongest storm of the 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. The Bhola cyclone made landfall in East Pakistan today known as Bangladesh.

Date of Event

-Lasting effects

Geographic Location

The 1970 Bhola cyclone was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan and India's West Bengal.

The date of the bhola cyclone is that it happened on November, 12, 1970.

The

Bhola

Cyclone

Physical damage to land & property

Number Of Injuries

Death Toll

167,000 was injuried by the storm.

As a result, approximately 300,000-500,000 people were killed (many had been asleep when the storm surge struck), making this storm the deadliest tropical cyclone of all time and one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent history.

Over $490 million (USD 2009) of damage occurred. Approximately 85% of homes in the area were destroyed or severely damaged, with the greatest destruction along the coast.

The storm surge devastated many of the offshore islands, wiping out villages and destroying crops throughout the region.

Finacial Costs

$86.40 million

Maps and Pictures

Lasting Effects

-1000's of people were made homeless

-Most of the populations children were wiped out and the ones who survived had a thyroid fever.

-The water was undrinkable due to the salt intake

Bibliography

https://disasterproject10.wikispaces.com/Bhola+Cyclone+Facts

http://hurricanescience.org/history/storms/1970s/greatbhola/

http://www.hurricanescience.org/history/storms/1970s/greatbhola/

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