Asia's deadliest storms since the 1970s

Typhoon Nina in August 1975 killed more than 200,000 people in China, the Bhola typhoon in Pakistan in November 1970 killed 300,000-500,000 people . it was a terror when it was mentioned.

Asia-Pacific is home to 60% of the world's population, which is also the most disaster-prone region in the world. Last year, natural disasters killed 4,987 people and affected about 34.5 million people here.

Last month, the United Nations warned of more devastating disasters in the region, and called on countries to invest in restoration plans.

Let's review Asia's most deadly storms from the 1970s to the present:

Typhoon Bhola in November 1970 (Pakistan)

The dead cattle died after the Bhola storm - (Photo: Getty).

On November 12, 1970, tropical storm Bhola landed in eastern Pakistan (Bangladesh today). This is one of the strongest tropical storms recorded in history.

The strongest wind speed of the storm is 185 km / h and up to 220 km / h. In Chittagong seaport area, the tide peaks up to 4m above sea level.

The storm wiped out 13 islands in the neighboring waters of Chittagong. 300,000-500,000 people were killed by the storm that flooded the Ganges delta and 3.6 million people were directly affected by the storm.

Physical losses amounted to US $ 529 million (calculated in 2015 dollars), of which fisheries damage was 9,000 storm-plunged fishing vessels offshore and 46,000 fishermen 'lives (including on-shore numbers). , about 63 million USD in agriculture with 280,000 dead cattle .

Typhoon Nina in August 1975 (China)

Storm Nina in 1975 broke the dam - (Photo: meteocity.com).

On August 4, 1975, Typhoon Nina made landfall in Taiwan with winds of 185km / h and shocking to 222km / h and collapsing 3,000 houses.

Later, it crossed the Formosa Strait into mainland China and raged in the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan and Ha Nam between August 5 and 7, 1975.

The storm caused extremely heavy rains with the amount of rain measured at the peak of 1.06m / 24 hours, causing big floods to break the dam of Ban Kieu flood in Ha Nam and broke 61 other dams.

With a capacity of 493 million m ³ , Ban Kieu dam breach makes water from the dam with a flow of up to 78,000 m3 / second, total flood water amounting to 700 million m3 in just 6 hours. The flood destroyed an area of ​​385 km ² and temporarily flooded 12,000 km ² of land.

It is estimated that the number of deaths due to this flood amounted to 229,000 and more than 11 million people were affected, physical damage was estimated at $ 1.2 billion.

Typhoon BOB1 April 1991 (Bangladesh)

1991 Typhoon B0B1 devastated in Bangladesh - (Photo: theweathernetwork.com).

Before 2004, the North Indian Ocean storms were not named, so the Regional Meteorological Center of the World Meteorological Organization, when it issued a warning about the storm, called it BOB1 (while the Center Air Force storm warning - US Navy called O2B).

On the night of April 29, 1991, the typhoon landed in the Chittagong area, which had been devastated by the typhoon Bhola in 1970, with winds of up to 240km / h.

Typhoons contribute to high tides up to 6m in coastal areas and large flooding in the wide area, killing 138,000 people, destroying 1 million houses, leaving 10 million people homeless.

It destroys 90% of cultivated crops as well as all fishing boats in Chittagong and neighboring areas. Total physical losses amounted to US $ 2.6 billion (valuation of 2015 time).

May Nargis May 2008 (Myanmar)

Hurricane Nargis caused heavy damage in Myanmar in 2008 - (Photo: AP).

On May 2, 2008, Typhoon Nargis entered Burma (now known as Burma, today Myanmar) with winds of up to 190km / h, devastating the Irrawaddy River delta and killing at least 138,000 people.

This is the statistics of the military government of the time, while international observers believe the number is really much higher. The storm caused physical damage estimated at US $ 10 billion.

In Vietnam , one of the most devastating storms, most mentioned is the storm that landed in Hai Phong on October 8, 1881.

At that time, there were no modern meteorological observations and storm naming system as at present but if calculated according to the current used scale in our country, this storm reached wind level of 13-14 (149-166km / h). ).

Typhoon caused high tide flooded the entire city of Hai Phong and deeply inland to 16km. It is estimated that more than 300,000 people died directly from floods and storms and many people died later due to widespread disease and hunger.