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Indian Ocean Basin

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Indian Ocean Basin Northern Indian Ocean This region has had some of the world’s deadliest cyclones, but organized information is not available. Hurricane Year Location Damage Calcutta Cyclone 1737 Calcutta,…


Indian Ocean Basin

Northern Indian Ocean

This region has had some of the world’s deadliest cyclones, but organized information is not available.

Hurricane Year Location Damage
Calcutta Cyclone 1737 Calcutta, India Extensive damage, figures unknown
Calcutta Cyclone 1864 Calcutta, India 60000 people killed
Bhola Cyclone 1970 Bangladesh 100000-500000 people killed
Bangladesh Cyclone 1991 Chittagong, Bangladesh 138000 people killed
Tropical Cyclone 05B 1999 Orissa, India 10000 people killed

Southern Indian Ocean

Bangladesh Cyclone Year Location
Cyclone Firinga 1989 La Reunion Island
Cyclone Leon-Eline 2000 Madagascar and Mozambique
Cyclone Gafilo 2004 Madagascar

Australian tropical cyclones

Hurricane Year Location Damage
Mahina 1899 Over 300 people died
Mackay 1918 30 dead, extensive damage
Ada 1970 Whitsunday Island 14 people dies, AU $ 390 million
Althea 1971 Magnetic Island, Townsville and Queensland
Wanda 1974 Queensland and New South Wales Extensive flooding
Tracy 1974 71 people died
Justin 1997 7 died, loss of 190 million AUD

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