TROPICAL CYCLONE IN EAST

PAKISTAN AND INDIA’S WEST

BENGAL 1970
 The 1970 Bhola cyclone was a
devastating tropical cyclone that
struct East Pakistan(now a
Bangladesh). It was the
deadliest tropical cyclone ever
recorded, and one of the
deadliest natural disasters in
modern times. Up to 500,000
people lost their lives in the
storm.
 Lack of preparation after early
detection
The Indian government received many
ship reports from the Bay of Bengal
that were giving meteorological
information on the cyclone, but as
Indo-Pakistan relations were
generally hostile, the information was
not passed to the Pakistan
government.
 On November 11, 1970 the U.S
officials notified the Indian and
West Pakistan authorities after it’s
weather satellites spotted a storm
of at least category 1 intensity
tracking up the Bay of Bengal.
 November 12, 1970, the Pakistan
Meteorological Department did
issue a report calling for "danger
preparedness" in the coastal
regions. As the storm neared the
coast, a "great danger signal"
was broadcast on Pakistan Radio.
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