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1. April 1991: Around 138,000 people are killed in Bangladesh after
tropical cyclone lashes the southern coast and causes tidal surge.
2. November 1991: Cyclone “Sidr” pummels
Bangladesh, killing more than 6,000 people.
3. November 1991: Cyclone “Thelma” kills
more than 6,000 in the Philippines.
4. October and November 1998: Hurricane
“Mitch” hits Central America, killing more than 9,000.
5. October 1999: a “super-cyclone” slams
into the northeast state of Orissa in India, causing the deaths of
at least 10,000.
6. September 2004: Tropical Cyclone “Jeanne”
roars through Haiti, leaving more than 3,000 dead.
7. August 2005: Hurricane “Katrina” makes
landfall on the Gulf coast of the United States, killing at least
1,300, notably hitting the city of New Orleans.
8. November 2007: Cyclone “Sidr” kills over
4,400 people in the south and southwestern region of Bangladesh.
-- Xinhua and AFP
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