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Top 5 deadliest tropical cyclones in recorded history

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Estimated death toll — Deadliest storms

Snapshot · 2026-05-31

  1. 1

    1737 Calcutta cyclone (India/Bangladesh)

    ~300,000

  2. 2

    1970 Bhola cyclone (Bangladesh)

    300,000+

  3. 3

    1931 Shanghai typhoon (China)

    ~300,000

  4. 4

    1876 Backerganj cyclone (Bangladesh)

    ~200,000

  5. 5

    1582 Bangladesh cyclone

    ~200,000