List of disasters in Bangladesh by death toll

This is a list of disasters and tragic events in Bangladesh sorted by death toll.in 2007 Cyclone Aila
attacked Cox'sBaza, Teknaf Moheshkhali Island list ofBangladeshd natural disasters in 1970 people Were
killed by national 102000 1991 killed 110000

100 or more deaths

Disaster Location Deaths Date Notes
Cyclone
Bhola 500000 1970 Coast:entire coast of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan)
Storm
A cyclone with a storm-surge of 12.2 metres (40 ft) hit Meghna
Cyclone River estuary near Chittagong, Barisal, and Noakhali. Casualty
Bangladesh 200000 1897
Storm is about 200,000. The storm also caused epidemic and famine,
and vast property damage.
A cyclone hit the coastal islands and chars near Patuakhali,
Cyclone Chittagong 138,866 1991 Barisal, Noakhali and Chittagong. Maximum wind speed reached
110 km/h. The storm surge was 1.9 m.
Industrial 24 April Collapse of the Rana Plaza, Savar Upazila, Dhaka District,
Dhaka 1,134[1]
disaster 2013 Bangladesh

References
1. Hoskins, Tansy. "Reliving the Rana Plaza factory collapse: a history of cities in 50 buildings,
day 22" (https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/23/rana-plaza-factory-collapse-history-citi
es-50-buildings). The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

See also
List of Bangladesh tropical cyclones

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