Nov. 19, Andhra Pradesh, India: cyclone and tidal
wave claimed lives of 20,000.
1991
April 30, southeast Bangladesh: cyclone killed over
131,000 and left up to 9 million homeless. Thousands of survivors died
from hunger and water-borne disease.
1999
Oct. 29, Orissa state, India: supercyclone swept in
from Bay of Bengal, killing at least 9,573 and leaving over 10 million
homeless.
2004
March 8, Antalaha, Madagascar: Cyclone Gafilo, with
winds of 160 mph and heavy rains, leaves hundreds of thousands homeless
and killed 295 people. More than 100 were on a ferry that sank off the
island of Comoros.
2007
November 15, southern Bangladesh: Cyclone Sidr,
with winds over 100 miles per hour, kills nearly 3,500 people in
southern Bangladesh. The United Nations reports that a million people
are left homeless.
2008
May 3, Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis hits the Irrawaddy Delta and the city of Yangon, killing at least 22,500 people— 41,000 more are still missing. Most of the deaths and destruction were caused by a 12-foot high tidal wave that formed during the storm.
