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Top 5 deadliest tornadoes in recorded history

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The 5 deadliest tornadoes in recorded history by estimated death toll: Daulatpur-Saturia tornado, Bangladesh (1989), and more.

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  1. 1

    Daulatpur-Saturia tornado, Bangladesh (1989)

    ~1,300

  2. 2

    Tri-State Tornado, USA (1925)

    ~695

  3. 3

    Manikganj district tornado, Bangladesh (1973)

    ~681

  4. 4

    Madarganj-Mirzapur tornado, Bangladesh (1996)

    ~700

  5. 5

    Dhaka / Narayanganj tornado, Bangladesh (1969)

    ~660