Saturday Series: Episode 6 – The 1970 Bhola Cyclone. On November 12, 1970, the Bhola Cyclone struck East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. Storm surges swallowed coastal islands and farmland overnight. As many as half a million people were killed in the deadliest cyclone on record. #SaturdaySeries #DisasterEdition #Cyclone #Bhola #1970 #Bangladesh | Above The Norm News

#VantageOnFirstpost: On this day in 1970, Cyclone Bhola struck eastern India and present-day Bangladesh, killing nearly half a million people. | #FPRewind | Firstpost

🗓️ TODAY IN HISTORY On November 12, 1970, Cyclone Bhola struck the coast of what was then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, with an unprecedented fury, making it the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history. Packing winds of over 185 km/h (115 mph) and a storm surge reaching nearly 10 meters, it obliterated villages across the Ganges Delta, drowning entire communities and destroying crops and livestock. Radio Pakistan reported that there were no survivors on the thirteen islands near Chittag

The Great Bhola Cyclone, which struck Bangladesh in 1970, killed 1M people. Disasters disproportionately affect low- and middle-income countries. Bangladesh now has 5,500 cyclone shelters thanks to national and international support. Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, congratulates the Government of Bangladesh on this 50th anniversary and the progress made. #OnlyTogether https://bit.ly/2WmT737 | UNDRR

#VantageReels | This Day in History: In 1970, cyclone Bhola hit eastern India and present-day Bangladesh, killing nearly half a million people in both regions. | #FPRewind With @palkisharmaupadhyay | Firstpost