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Deadliest tropical cyclones worldwide
Rank Storm Season Death toll Ref
1  ESCS  Bhola 1970 500,000 [1]
2  ?  Shanghai 1931 300,000 [2]
 SCS  Calcutta 1737 [3]
 ?  Coringa 1839 [4]
5  VITY  Nina 1975 229,000 [5]
6  SCS  Bengal 1876 200,000 [6]
 ?  Backerganj 1584 [7]
8  ?  Chittagong 1897 175,000 [7]
9  SCS  Bangladesh 1991 138,866 [8]
10  ESCS  Nargis 2008 138,373 [9]

North Atlantic Ocean

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Northeastern Pacific Ocean

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Northwestern Pacific Ocean

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North Indian Ocean

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South-West Indian Ocean

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Australian region

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South Pacific Ocean

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Southeastern Pacific Ocean

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South Atlantic Ocean

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Mediterranean Sea

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  2. ^ "A CHINESE TYPHOON". Age. 1931-09-01. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. ^ Roger Bilham. "The 1737 Calcutta Earthquake and Cyclone evaluated" (PDF). Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Revendra (2017-01-25). "Was that the deadliest cyclone ever in Andhra?". Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  5. ^ "The 16 deadliest storms of the last century". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  6. ^ "Cyclone - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  7. ^ a b "The 10 deadliest storms in history". NBC News. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  8. ^ Berke, Richard L. (1991-05-12). "U.S. SENDS TROOPS TO AID BANGLADESH IN CYCLONE RELIEF". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  9. ^ "Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2008" (PDF). November 2, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2023.