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Ganges-Brahmaputra delta cyclone: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Bhola cyclone
Date November 12, 1970
Location Bangladesh • Bay of Bengal • Brahmaputra River • Ganges River

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Aerial view of flooded and devastated village on Bhola Island, with damaged homes, scattered debris, and fallen palm trees after the 1970 cyclone in East Pakistan.
Black and white satellite image showing the swirling cloud pattern of the Bhola cyclone over the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, with latitude and longitude grid lines overlaying the region.
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