Revealed: The DEADLIEST extreme weather events over the past 20 years
9. CYCLONE SIDR (2007) - 4,234 deaths The second cyclone on the list is Cyclone Sidr of November 2007, which caused one of ...
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Bangladesh Floods
Cyclone Sidr struck south east Bangladesh turning millions of lives upside down and killing thousands. Many survivors were left struggling for basic necessities such as tents, rice, drinking water ...
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Cyclone Sidr
The Monetary Board of Sri Lanka’s Central Bank, tasked with keeping the island’s economy on an even keel, does not only keep tabs on exchange rates, gold prices and inflation – it also has an eye on a ...
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Wild Weather
In 1991 Cyclone Marian killed 140,000. In 2007 Cyclone Sidr flattened 565,000 homes, but a warning system and fortified shelters helped limit deaths to 3,500. Today restoring coastal mangroves and ...