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Events on Friday 13 November 1970 1
1970Bhola CycloneDeadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history strikes East PakistanA powerful tropical cyclone struck the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, killing an estimated 300,000 to 500,000 people. The disaster exposed failures in the Pakistani government's relief response and fueled resentment that contributed to the Bangladesh Liberation War the following year.