Title NATURAL DISASTERS - CYCLONE - BACKERGANJ - 1876
Date-wise Events October 31, 1876
Description
  • The Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 (October 29 – November 1, 1876) was one of the deadliest cyclones in history.
  • It hit the coast of Backerganj (near Meghna estuary), Bengal, India (in present-day Barisal, Bangladesh), killing about 200,000 people, half of whom were drowned by the storm surge, and the remainder died in the resultant famine.
  • On October 31, the cyclone made landfall on Backerganj. The maximum wind was estimated at 220 km/h (119 knots) and the surge height was 3–13.6 m (10–45 ft). The storm also caused epidemic and famine, and vast property damage. xqv
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