The impact of storms across recent history

The power of storms and subsequent damage and loss of life must not be underestimated. I appreciate that there have been many storms around the world and throught history and have listed some of them here to show the impact that weather has on us fragile humans.

Bhola Cyclone - November 1970 - East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) - estimated death toll of 300,000 to 500,000

Haiphong Typhoon - October 1881 - Vietnamestimated death toll of 300,000 to 500,000

Hooghly River Cyclone - October 1737 - India and Bangladesh - estimated death toll of 300,000 to 350,000

Honshin Typhoon - September 1959 - Japanestimated death toll of 5,098

Great Hurricane of 1780 - October 1780Caribbean - estimated death toll of 22,000 to 27,500

Typhoon Nina - August 1975 - China - estimated death toll of 229,000

Hurricane Mitch - October 1998 - Central America - estimated death toll of 11,000 to 19,000

Cyclone Nargis - May 2008 - Myanmar (Burma)estimated death toll of 138,000 to 146,000

Galveston Hurricane - September 1900 - United States - estimated death toll of 8,000 to 12,000

Hurricane Katrina - August 2005 - United States - estimated death toll of 1,833