How a Tropical Cyclone Caused a Revolution and Led To A Genocide

The deadliest tropical cyclone in history

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The Great Cyclone of 1970 is the deadliest cyclone in world history. The storm formed on November 8th, 1970, in the middle of the Bay of Bengal before crashing ashore in East Pakistan (modern-day Bangladesh) on November 12th, 1970. The storm was a powerful cyclone, packing winds of…