1985 Bangladesh cyclone
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Very severe cyclonic storm (IMD scale) | |
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Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Formed | May 22, 1985 |
Dissipated | May 25, 1985 |
Highest winds | 3-minute sustained: 120 km/h (75 mph) 1-minute sustained: 110 km/h (70 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 979 hPa (mbar); 28.91 inHg |
Fatalities | 11,069 |
Damage | Unknown |
Areas affected | Bangladesh, India, and Myanmar |
Part of the 1985 North Indian Ocean cyclone season |
Tropical Storm One was an extremely deadly cyclone which developed in the central Bay of Bengal on May 22, strengthened to a peak of 70 mph winds before hitting Bangladesh on the 25th. The storm brought torrential rains and flooding, killing around 11,069 people[1][2] and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.
Meteorological history
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On May 22, a depression formed in the Bay of Bengal, it rapidly intensified to a tropical storm on May 24, it made landfall and dissipated on May 25.
Impact and aftermath
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As tropical storm one made landfall in Bangladesh, it brought winds of 70 mph and a storm surge up to 3 meters high and heavy torrential rains and flooding, killing around 11,069 people. Every single people in the char of Urichar, which back then was approximately 500 people, is thought to be swept into the Bay of Bengal. A pilot who flew over the char said it was swept by waves, like it was inside the fireball on an atomic bomb. A total of 1.3 million people was affected. Approximately 137,000 homes were damaged, 102,000 of them were destroyed, 133,00 acres of crops damaged, and 120,000 cattle were killed.[1][3][2][4]
International assistance
After the cyclone passed, other nations began helping.
UNDRO: Emergency grant $30,000
UNDP: Emergency grant $30,000
Ireland: For emergency relief $15,088.24, for rehabalation $30,176.49, Total $45,263.45
USA: Cash $25,000
Red cross (FED.REP. Germany: cash $96,774
Shipbuilding Foundation Ryokhi Ssawaka (Japan): cash $40,000[4]
See also
- 1985 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
- 1991 Bangladesh cyclone (1991) – A extremely powerful and extremely deadly cyclone that made landfall on Bangladesh on April 29, 1991, with a peak of 160 mph on the coast of Chittagong.
- 1988 Bangladesh cyclone (1988) – A powerful and extremely deadly cyclone that made landfall on the coast of Khulna Division with a peak of 130 mph.
- Cyclone Sidr (2007) – A extremely powerful and extremely deadly cyclone that made landfall near Mongla with a peak of 160 mph.
References
- ^ a b Rahman Khan, Sirajur. "Cyclone Hazard in Bangladesh" (PDF). ADPC.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Major cyclones in the history of Bangladesh". Dhaka Tribune. 24 May 2021.
- ^ "1,400 Dead in Bangladesh; Toll Rising : Island Leveled by Cyclone, Tidal Wave; Thousands Homeless". Los Angeles Times. 27 May 1985.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh - Cyclone May 1985 UNDRO Situation Reports 1-10 - Bangladesh".
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