The strongest tornado in human history. The biggest tornadoes and tornadoes in the world. Tornado Daulatpur-Saturia, Bangladesh

On August 17, 1969, one of the most powerful hurricanes in history, called Camille, swept through the Mississippi River region in the United States. As a result of rampant elements, 248 people died. We will talk about the most destructive and terrible hurricanes in the history of mankind.

Camilla

The main impact of this hurricane fell on the United States. Camille began as a tropical cyclone that formed on 5 August 1969 off the west coast of Africa. On August 14 and 15, the zone of action of the eddies expanded, and the wind speed increased to 180 km/h. After passing Cuba, the hurricane weakened a little: its speed decreased to 160 km / h. Meteorologists hoped that as the hurricane moved toward the southern United States, it might weaken further. But they were wrong. As soon as Camilla crossed the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane gained strength again. He was awarded the 5th category. Before the hurricane hit the state of Mississippi, on August 17, the meteorological service made an attempt to measure its speed, but was unsuccessful. By the night of the same day, "Camilla" reached the city of St. Louis Bay in Mississippi. The "eye of the storm" of the hurricane was 19 km. After reaching Virginia, the hurricane hit the state with heavy rain. Unexpected rainfall - 790 mm / hour - caused the most severe flooding in the history of the state. The true power of the hurricane is still a mystery. During its passage through the states of Alabama and Mississippi, not a single meteorological instrument survived. The wind speed could exceed 340 km/h. 256 residents of the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Virginia are missing, of which 113 drowned during a flood in Virginia. More than 8931 people were injured. For the state of Virginia, the flood was the most terrible disaster provoked by "Camilla". Heavy downpours caused mud landslides, roads were blocked by fallen trees, washed away by streams of water, turning them into canals. More than 120 bridges, thousands of houses were destroyed by water. Property damage from Hurricane Camille was estimated at $6 billion.

San Calixto.

This hurricane is also called the Great Hurricane. This is a tropical cyclone of great power that raged in the autumn of 1780 near the Caribbean archipelago. It became the deadliest of all known hurricanes. According to the documents of that time, at least 22 thousand dead are known, and maybe more. The great hurricane touched the islands of the Caribbean, from Newfoundland to Barbados, passed through Haiti and destroyed up to 95% of all buildings. The tidal wave that the hurricane caused, like a powerful tsunami, passed through some of the islands, sometimes reaching 7-8 meters in height. She destroyed everything in her path. Many ships were sunk both in port bays and at some distance from the coast. Including part of the French and English fleets that took part in civil war USA. Approximately a hundred vessels in the water area ran aground. Eyewitnesses said that strong winds tore the bark off the tree trunks before knocking them down. According to scientists, the wind speed then was at least 350 kilometers per hour.

Mitch.

A hurricane named Mitch passed through the Atlantic basin in October 1998. Meteorologists assigned him the fifth category, the highest. Wind gusts then reached 320 kilometers per hour. The hurricane affected the territories of Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador. He completely devastated them and claimed the lives of 20 thousand people. Most of the people died from mudflows, strong winds and tidal waves that towered up to 6 meters in height. More than a million people were left homeless, and hundreds needed drinking water and medicines. It even led to an increase in infectious diseases.

Katrina.

Hurricane Katrina was the most destructive hurricane in US history and one of the 5 deadliest ever recorded. Over 80% of New Orleans was flooded with water. The hurricane hit in 2005 east coast USA. Despite the meteorological reports, people simply did not have time to prepare for the disaster. The damage amounted to 80 billion dollars, the hurricane claimed 1836 lives, 705 are still missing. About half a million more were left homeless. Moreover, approximately 80% of the area of ​​New Orleans was flooded. In addition, looters took advantage of the natural disaster, before whom the police were powerless. It is noteworthy that at this time the rating of President George W. Bush fell to 38%.

Andrew.

Hurricane Andrew in 1992 brought destruction and death to the northwestern Bahamas, southern Florida, and southwestern Louisiana. 26 people died directly from the impact of the hurricane, and 39 people from its consequences. Officially, Andrew caused $26.5 billion in damage, although some sources state that the actual damage was at least $34 billion.

Bloch Cyclone.

In 1970 Cyclone Bhola hit East Pakistan (today Bangladesh) and West Bengal of India. The peak of the cyclone occurred on November 12, 1970. 300 - 500 thousand people died during the impact of the cyclone, although the exact number of deaths from the rampant elements is unknown. This cyclone was relatively small in terms of strength and wind speed; it was assigned the 3rd category of a hurricane. The destructive force of this storm was a huge amount of rainfall. Most of the islands in the Ganges Delta were flooded. Villages and crops were literally washed off the face of the earth.

Kenna.

On October 25, 2002, a Category 5 hurricane hit the city of Nayarit. The force of the wind exceeded 250 kilometers per hour, lifting waves of ocean water to a height of up to 4 meters. The village of San Blas was badly damaged, where 75% of all buildings were damaged, trees were uprooted on the streets. Access roads, power lines and pipelines were destroyed. The ships that decided to wait out the hurricane in the port of San Blas did not survive either. Almost all of them washed ashore. Surprisingly, there were no human casualties. And all because meteorologists calculated Kenna's trajectory in advance. Most of the 12,000-strong population of San Blas was evacuated in advance.

Galveston.

A hurricane hit the Texas city of Galveston on September 8, 1900. The wind speed was 200-215 kilometers per hour, the hurricane was assigned category 4. He destroyed over 3600 houses. It was this hurricane that became the deadliest natural disaster in the United States, it claimed 6,000 human lives. The total damage exceeded $20 million at the rate of 1900.

Iniki.

This is the most powerful hurricane in Hawaii in the history of mankind. At peak intensity, winds reached 235 km/h and the hurricane was assigned a Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. September 11, 1992 was the peak of the hurricane. Six people died, but the destruction was catastrophic for a small island. Damage totaled over $1.8 billion.

Typhoon Nina.

In China, typhoons are not uncommon, but Typhoon Nina in 1975 proved to be the most destructive. Then the force of the wind broke through the Bankiao Dam, causing water to rush into settlements. Other dams in China have also collapsed. The number of victims is estimated from 100 to 230 thousand.

When you are securely protected by the walls of your home, it is hard to believe that the wind can kill a person. But that's exactly what happens when it comes to tornadoes. The most destructive tornadoes in history, which we will now tell you about, claimed hundreds of human lives in a matter of minutes.

10. Great tornado in Natchez, USA

Number of dead: 317 people.

Considered the only tornado in the United States that killed more people than it injured. The tornado arose in May 1840, it went straight along the Mississippi River, breaking trees from both banks. Not surprisingly, most of the victims of the elements were on flat-bottomed boats. The number of wounded reached 109 people.

However, the actual number of those killed by the Great Tornado could be much higher, because the death of slaves was not included in the overall sad account.

9. Tornado Narail Magura, Bangladesh

Number of dead: about 500 people.

The first, but not the last tornado "comes" from Bangladesh in the ranking of the most terrible tornadoes of all time. In 1964, the fury of the elements devastated two cities and seven settlements, and 400 people from the village of Bhabanipur were never found and are presumed dead.

8. Tornadoes in the Comoros, Africa

The number of dead: over 500 people.

One of the poorest countries in the world and a former French colony in the middle of the 20th century (in 1951) survived the impact of a giant tornado. It originated above the surface of the water, and then, gaining strength and intensity, reached the land, scattered light buildings like chips and killed about 500 people, both natives and visiting French.

Other details of this incident are unknown as the island nation was still under foreign administration at this time.

7. Sicilian tornado, Italy

Death toll: Approximately 600 people.

After years of prescription, no one will say how many human lives this terrible tornado claimed. Like the tornado from the Comoros, the Sicilian tornado originated above the surface of the water, and only then "came" to land.

Perhaps it was not one, but two tornadoes at once, which merged into a "megatornado". This is one of the hypotheses of why so many people died from tornadoes in Sicily. local residents.

6. Tornado La Valetta, Malta

Number of dead: about 600 people.

The island of Malta is usually associated with a pleasant holiday, sun, sea, but not with horror and destruction. But it turns out that hellish days happen in the earthly paradise. One of them was issued on September 23, 1551 or 1556 (different sources indicate different years).

Having arisen over the Mediterranean Sea, the tornado moved towards the Grand Harbor Bay. During the tornado rampage, at least four ships of the Order of Malta were overturned, and many others were badly damaged. But even more than the ships went to the inhabitants of Malta, many of whom died, and the exact number of the wounded is unknown.

Despite the name of the tornado, the capital of Malta - Valletta - did not exist at that time, since the Grand Master of the Knights of Malta personally laid the first stone in its foundation on March 28, 1566, ten to fifteen years after the disaster.

5. Tornado in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Pakistan at the time of the incident)

Number of dead: 660 people.

In 1969, when the city of Dhaka was still under the jurisdiction of Pakistan, and not Bangladesh, a terrible tornado swept through its northeastern, densely populated suburb.

He killed approximately 660 people, and the number of wounded reached 4,000 people. But as terrible as this tragedy was, it was only one of two deadly tornadoes that hit Bangladesh on April 14, 1969.

A second tornado appeared in the Comilla district of Chittagong, Bangladesh on the same day. Both tornadoes were part of the same storm system but separated from each other.

If we consider the total number of deaths (883 people) from two tornadoes, then this day is one of the deadliest in world history.

4. Manikganj-Singair-Nawabganj Tornado, Bangladesh

Number of dead: 681 people.

One of the most destructive tornadoes was named after the three main areas it destroyed on April 17, 1973. Overall, the tornado destroyed most of the nine cities.

In some unofficial lists, the death toll reaches 1,000 people. According to reports at the time, two tornadoes merged into one supertornado that swept through much of Bangladesh.

3. Tri-State Tornado, USA

Number of dead: 695 people.

Considering big number this tornado is considered the deadliest in US history. And its 352-kilometer path through Missouri, Indiana and Illinois is the longest tornado path in world history.

The death toll for March 18, 1925 was 695 people, more than two thousand were injured, and 15 thousand houses were destroyed. Several small towns (such as De Soto and Parrish) were completely devastated. Most of the deaths were recorded in southern Illinois.

At that time there was no effective system natural disaster warnings and people were taken by surprise. In addition, a very fast moving tornado at times had an unusual appearance. Witnesses often described tri-state tornadoes as amorphous rolling fog or boiling clouds on the ground, and many people didn't sense danger until it was too late to run. It was also reported that the funnel of this tornado was sometimes obscured by a cloud of dust and debris, making it obscure and less recognizable.

2. Madarganj-Mrizapur tornado, Bangladesh

Number of dead: about 700 people.

In the small state of Bangladesh, dangerous tornadoes are not uncommon. But the one that hit the country on May 13, 1996, became one of the most catastrophic for the entire existence of the country. Exact number no one was injured, and in terms of the number of deaths, this tornado became the second deadliest in history.

1. Tornado Daulatpur-Saturia, Bangladesh

Number of dead: about 1300 people.

April 26, 1989 in the Manikganj region, in central Bangladesh, the worst tornado in the history of mankind appeared. Within 6 km² of its path, countless trees were uprooted, and all dwellings within this area were completely destroyed.

The strength of the resulting wind was in the range from 180 to 350 km / h. According to experts, the width of the tornado reached an incredible size - 1.5 km, and it passed through the poor areas of the country, leaving behind a path of death and chaos 80 km long. In addition to the huge number of deaths, 12,000 people were injured, and 80,000 were left homeless.

“I saw black clouds gathering in the sky,” said Saida Begum, a 30-year-old resident of Saturia. "After a few minutes, I found myself flying with the house."

The tornado season in Bangladesh is not very long, but it is extremely deadly. This is due to the lack of a sophisticated warning system, as well as the lack of shelters from tornadoes and the small number of buildings that can withstand destructive winds. That the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado struck in the month of April was no surprise. Just at this time, the peak of the appearance of tornadoes falls in the country, especially since a severe drought raged for six months in the Manikganj district, which could hasten the formation of tornadoes.

Few people will be pleased with the hot, dry windless weather. But even less joy is delivered by strong gusts of wind, knocking people off their feet, destroying everything around. It is this squally wind that is called a hurricane. Its speed can reach 300 meters per second. In this article, we will talk about which are the most powerful hurricanes in the world that caused significant damage to people and claimed human lives.

What is a hurricane

A hurricane is a strong wind, the speed of which is much higher than 32.6 meters per second. In the southern hemisphere of the planet, the wind blows clockwise, and in the northern hemisphere - in the opposite direction, that is, against it.

Typhoon, cyclone, storm and breeze are multiple definitions of a hurricane. Specialists of hydrometeorological centers have multiplied the concepts of the word "hurricane" to simplify the work. Hurricanes and cyclones often get names similar to female names, but in modern world this rule is slightly modified so that there is no noticeable discrimination.

The largest hurricanes in the world have caused impressive damage to humanity, resulting in a huge number of victims and damage. This is the most powerful imaginable. Hurricanes have tremendous energy.

Gusts of wind demolish buildings, destroy crops, disrupt power lines and water pipes, damage highways, uproot trees, and cause accidents. Such damage causes the most powerful hurricanes in the world. The list and statistics of the most powerful natural disasters of our time are updated with new cyclones every year.

Hurricane classification

There is no standard classification for hurricanes. There are only two groups of them: a whirlwind storm and a streaming hurricane.

During a vortex storm, funnel-shaped gusts arise, which are caused by the activity of cyclones and spread over a large area. In winter, snow storms, which are called blizzards or blizzards, prevail.

A streaming hurricane does not travel as far as an eddy storm. It is conditioned and significantly inferior to its "brother". There are jet and katabatic hurricanes. A jet storm is characterized by a horizontal flow, while a drain storm is characterized by a vertical one.

Hurricane Matthew

The Atlantic hurricane, dubbed "Matthew", was born on the African coast on September 22, 2016. The cyclone was gaining strength as it moved towards Florida. On October 6, the hurricane weakened slightly, affecting a small part of the Bahamas and Miami. The next day, the storm wind arose again with a vengeance, its gusts reached 220 kilometers per hour. This mark indicated a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. It is worth noting that category 5 is the highest mark.

It is impossible to overestimate the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew. At least 877 people were victims of the disaster, 350 thousand were left without shelter and means of survival. 3.5 thousand buildings were destroyed. Matthew, which hit Florida in 2016, is the most powerful hurricane in the world over the current decade. Photos of the consequences prove this.

Citizens affected by the disaster were provided with temporary housing or a place in a shelter. Health officials say cholera outbreaks are possible in the near future, as the water is contaminated.

Myanmar: Hurricane Nargis

The most powerful hurricanes in the world that occurred in the last 10 years caused irreparable losses from which people cannot recover to this day. The terrifying Cyclone Nargis, which hit Myanmar in 2008, was such a disaster.

People were not notified in time about the impending disaster, so they could not prepare. In addition, the government of the country initially refused all assistance from other states.

But after a certain amount of time, the entry of humanitarian cargo was nevertheless allowed, and people received the necessary assistance.

Myanmar is the poorest state in which the annual income per citizen is only $200. Hurricane Nargis dealt a crushing blow not only to the citizens of the country, but also to the state economy as a whole.

Cuba and Hurricane Sandi

Hurricane Sandy hit southeastern Cuba on October 25, 2012. The wind speed exceeded 183 meters per hour. A large number of people suffered. In Jamaica, a man died from a boulder that fell "from the sky". In Haiti, a woman was carried away by a stream of water, who was subsequently not found. As a result of the disaster, about 200 people died and more than 130,000 buildings were destroyed.

Sandi is the 18th tropical storm to pass this decade. Before hitting Cuba, the hurricane intensified to almost a second category.

Looking at the photo of the cyclone, we can say with accuracy that "Sandy" and the rest of the most powerful hurricanes in the world over the past 10 years have become for people the only terrifying element in their lives.

Hurricane Ike

Tropical storm Ike hit the United States in 2008. The hurricane was not too strong, but quite impressive in its scale. The origin of the cyclone occurred in the southeast of the American coast. Meteorologists were preparing for a 5, the highest hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Approaching the mark of 135 kilometers per hour. But gradually the wind subsided, and the elements weakened.

Texas suffered the most, especially the small city of Galveston. An interesting fact is that this town has already felt the power of the strongest hurricane of the 20th century.

The Texas authorities carried out a mass evacuation of people, but most citizens did not want to leave their homes. The authorities were prepared for the fact that the elements would cause enormous damage and lead to floods, as often happens.

Severe consequences, from which people recover immediately, entail the most powerful hurricanes in the world. The names of many of them will forever remain in the memory of the affected people.

It's important to know

Every country is affected by cyclones to some extent every year. Therefore, it is so important to know certain rules of behavior during a storm. In no case should you:

• climb a hill, bridge, power lines;
• be near poles, trees, flammable substances and pesticides;
• hide from the wind behind billboards, signs, banners;
• be in a damaged building, as you know, the most powerful hurricanes in the world easily destroy buildings;
• use electrical appliances.

After the wind subsides, it is dangerous:

• approach broken wires;
• touch swinging signs, banners, billboards;
• to be in the house in case of violations in the power transmission;
• use electrical appliances;
• if a thunderstorm was observed, then you should not touch electrical appliances in order to avoid an electric discharge.

Did you know that the destructive power of a particular hurricane can cause the name assigned to the cyclone to be crossed off the list of names that can have the most powerful hurricanes in the world. Hurricane Katrin of 2005 fell under this rule, for example, and meteorologists will never use this name again.

In our lane, tornadoes are a rarity, but there are countries that are less fortunate. They even write children's tales about tornadoes (remember at least The Wizard of Oz). Where do the largest cataclysms happen, and most importantly, what consequences do they leave behind?

Perhaps this tornado was not the most powerful (we will talk about the scale by which the strength of a tornado is estimated below), but it turned out to be the most cruel in the entire history of mankind. He walked through the cities Saturia and Daulatpur in Bangladesh.

"Cardboard" houses of poor quarters and cars he lifted into the air instantly, because of which he died - it's even scary to say! - about 1300 people. And this - in a few minutes! There were even more injured - 12 thousand. Those who did not suffer (about 80 thousand people) are also not to be envied - they were left without a roof over their heads and livelihoods ...

The largest tornadoes that shocked the world

1. Mrizapur and Madarganj (Republic of Bangladesh), 1996. The tornado destroyed about 80,000 houses and killed 700 people. And at the same time, none of the scientists could warn of the threat, so suddenly a natural disaster hit these two cities.
2. Dhaka city(now it belongs to Bangladesh, but in 1969 it was part of East Pakistan). Its eastern and northern parts were hit by a tornado that killed 660 and maimed 4,000 people. This whirlwind had a twin brother. Tornadoes were born in the same storm system, but separated. The second tornado hit the Comilla area, where 223 people were killed.
3. Yangtze River (China), summer 2015. Scientists managed to sound the alarm, and most of the ships left the territory of the emerging hurricane. Unfortunately, except for one large cruise ship. All of its 442 passengers died.

Tornadoes in America

The inhabitants of this country are so often faced with tornadoes that they even came up with a classification for them.

• F0 - weak, can knock down an antenna, a chimney, a couple of branches, or knock down a thin dry tree.
• F1 - medium, easily knocks out windows and pulls off roofs, can throw a moving car into a ditch.
• F2 - large, can destroy a wooden house, carry away a car, overturn a wagon.
• F3 - serious, destroys houses, bends metal hangars, uproots trees (almost all), lifts a car into the air, can overturn a train.
• F4 - devastating, can grind an entire street, lifts many objects into the air, can blow a car or an entire train.
• F5 - destroying, pulling out houses to the foundation, circling cars. It is interesting that such a tornado goes only along a narrow "path" from 10 to 500 meters.

Oklahoma is considered the biggest risk zone - here such atmospheric phenomena occur more often than anywhere else on Earth. Every year in North America there are about a thousand whirlwinds ... And this is like a magnet attracts extreme people.

Top 5 most destructive tornadoes in the US

1. Tri-State Tornado: Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, 03/18/1925. A tornado of the “destroying” class, around which 8 more “children” were spinning. Despite the name, this natural disaster affected 4 more US states, that is, a total of seven. In three and a half hours, the procession of the funnel left 50 thousand people homeless. The wind speed was 100 kilometers per hour. There were many victims: almost 700 people died, about 2 thousand were taken to hospitals.
2. Tupelo (Mississippi) and Gainesville (Georgia), 04/05/1936. Starting in Mississippi, the tornado was a Category 5 tornado. Having reached Georgia, he calmed down a bit, “tucked up” to the 4th category, but he was still terrible. In the first city, he killed 203 people and injured more than one and a half thousand (although most likely there were many more victims - this data was taken from the newspapers of that time, and they wrote only about the white population; how many blacks suffered is unknown). It is noteworthy that little Elvis Presley was among the survivors - he was only a year old that year. In the second city, 216 people died (some of the victims were not found, so they were declared missing).
3. "The Beast", Oklahoma City, 05/03/1999. The whirlwind raged for about 1.5 hours. But vigilant meteorologists managed to fix the birth of a hurricane at 4 o'clock in the morning and warn the population, so the inhabitants of the village of Bridge Creek (from which almost nothing remained a little later), and then the population of the city of Oklahoma, began a hasty retreat. The force of the wind was surprisingly large - 510 kilometers per hour. The tornado traveled 61 kilometers and demolished about eight thousand houses. The death toll is 38 people.
4. Moore, Oklahoma, 05/20/2013. The tornado "processed" an area 27 km long and 3 km wide. A strong wind raged (267 kilometers per hour), and for quite a long time - 40 minutes. But through the efforts of local scientists, the town of 56 thousand people managed to evacuate, so relatively few people died - 24 people. Well, 230 more were wounded.
5. Wichita Falls, Texas, 04/02/1958. The wind speed of this natural disaster was even listed in the Guinness Book of Records - of course, 450 kilometers per hour! He lifted houses into the air, “driving” around the town like a huge ice rink. The things he "stole" could later be found at a great distance from Wichita Falls. Fortunately, not so many people suffered - 7 people died, 100 were crippled. But the insurance companies had a hard time: the tornado “crushed” the property into 15 “lemons”.

Is it possible to meet a tornado in Europe?

Yes, although rarely. From 1944 to 1998 in the countries former USSR scientists recorded 264 tornadoes, of which most were weak. Over the past 130 years, only 13 F3-class eddies and two F4-class eddies have occurred on our lands.

Here are examples of memorable tornadoes from the recent past:

• In 2002, a tornado hit the Crimean village of Vypasnoye. He demolished about half of the houses, seven people were seriously injured. The air whirlwind sucked domestic birds - chickens, ducks, turkeys, throwing them outside the village. It is noteworthy that all of them were completely plucked by the wind.
• In the same 2002, a giant funnel (200 meters across, 3 kilometers high) formed in the Krasnodar Territory. About 58 people died.
• In 1940, in the Gorky region, a tornado unearthed the ground in which an ancient treasure was hidden. When it began to subside, gold coins began to fall on the heads of local residents.

And what else are tornadoes?

Above are the most typical - air tornadoes. And there is:

• Water. Sometimes the air "spinning top" does not rise above the land, but above the water, and begins to circle it. If it turns out to be a river or lake, the water can be sucked to the bottom. If the sea, fish, jellyfish rise into the air. They can be thrown far on land, and it looks quite original - in the city it suddenly starts to “rain” from frogs or herring.
• Mud. Here, too, everything is simple - swamp mud or silt rises into the air ... We do not envy the people on whom it then falls!
• fiery. They are caused by strong fires, less often by volcanic eruptions. One of these happened relatively recently, in 2000, in the city of Winkler (Canada). There was a fire at the linen factory, and it started in a more banal way - from the fire of a warehouse wooden partition. In less than an hour, the fire engulfed tons of flax stored there, and the air heated up to 500 degrees. From the difference in pressure, a whirlwind formed, which "jumped" out of the factory and began to move along the valley. He threw a moving truck 135 meters away - the driver, unfortunately, died.

But of course, in the photo it all looks impressive, but what tornadoes and tornadoes look like in real life? Extreme people from America, who call themselves tornado hunters, will help us find out about this. They are ready to get into hell themselves, but to shoot the most impressive shots, and of course, put them on YouTube. And yes, the birth of a tornado, as well as a whirlwind in all its glory - this is something indescribable!

What is a tornado?

A tornado or tornado is an atmospheric vortex that occurs in a rain or thundercloud. It looks like a cloudy funnel, which often descends to the very ground.

Tornadoes spread at high speed and are capable of causing considerable damage. For most of them, the wind speed does not exceed 170 km per hour, however, some whirlwinds can move at speeds up to 500 km per hour.

Tornadoes occur on all continents of the planet, but most often, especially in the United States.

Tornado in Daulatpur and Saturia

The deadliest tornado in history is considered to be the one that hit Bangladesh on April 26, 1989. This is one of the countries where, along with the United States and Canada, tornadoes occur quite often.

A tornado with a radius of more than 1.5 km traveled 80 km and affected the Manikganj district, which is located in the center of the country in the Dhaka region. The cities of Daulatpur and Saturia were hit the hardest. The tornado claimed the lives of 1.3 thousand people, 12 thousand were injured.

The tornado was so destructive that it easily lifted into the air and destroyed the homes of local residents in poor areas of Bangladesh. Some cities were completely destroyed. As many as 80,000 people were left homeless.

Tornadoes in Pakistan

A terrible tornado in 1969 walked through the territory of eastern Pakistan, which is now the territory of Bangladesh. The city of Dhaka was seriously damaged by it. More than 660 people died, about 4 thousand were injured.

On the same day, another tornado broke out in the Comilla district of Chittagong, Bangladesh. More than 220 people died. The tornado went through densely populated area so there were so many victims.

Tri-State tornado

In the country of the tornado of the United States, the most terrible consequences were produced by the Tri-State on March 18, 1925. It traveled from southeast Missouri through south Illinois to southwest Indiana.

About 700 people died and 2,000 were injured. 15 thousand houses were destroyed, many were left without shelter and food. Cases of looting and theft of the property of the dead were recorded. Some communities destroyed by this tornado have never been rebuilt.

Tornado in Mirzapur

Another incredible tornado hit Bangladesh on May 15, 1996. It went from the city of Madarganj in the north of the country to the city of Mirzapur in its central part.

About 700 people became victims of this tornado, many people were lifted into the air by a whirlwind to a height of more than a kilometer. 30 thousand houses were destroyed.

Tornado in Dhaka

The top five most destructive tornadoes include another deadly tornado that swept across Bangladesh on April 17, 1973. It affected the cities of Manikganj and Singair in central Bangladesh, as well as the city of Nawabganj in the west of the country.

The tornado tragically killed about 700 people. The villages that were on his way - this is 100 km - were completely destroyed. Almost all the houses in them were lifted into the air and carried away by the tornado.