1. Amanda Scrimpsher

2. Formation Remnants of Tropical Storm Nora Cyclone formed over the central Bay of Bengal on Nov 8 Then travelled north as it was intensifying Winds up to 185km/h (115mph) 966 hPa (mbar) Made landfall on the coast of East Pakistan around the time of high tide with 15 to 20 ft high Sixth cyclonic storm of the 1970 North Indian Ocean

4. When and Where November 12, 1970 Struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and India’s West Bengal Most severly affected was Thana, Tazmuddin Over 45% of 167,00 population lost

5. Deaths and Injuries deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded and one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern time Up to 500,000 lives were lost in the storm, primarily from the storm surge that had flooded much of the islands of the Ganges Delta 100,000 people were missing

6. Damage Cyclones are prone to Bangladesh because of the Ganges river delta that is very large and flat that covers most of southern Bangladesh Land is below 180 meters (600 ft) apart from Chittagong district Regions lie less than 39 feet above sea level Strength was equivalent to a category three hurricane $86.4 million 85% of homes in the area were destroyed or severely damaged

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