1996 Bangladesh tornado

1996 tornado in Bangladesh February 2026 1996 05 13 y 1996 05 13 y 20 – 30 minutes F4 207 mph (333 km/h 600 (estimated) 37,248 36,420 Tangail, Jamalpur. Sirajganjhttp://www.ifrc.org/docs/appeals/RPTS96/BD002.PDF Bangladesh Tornadoes information 17 May 1996 Tornadoes of 1996 The 1996 Bangladesh tornado was a deadly and destructive tornado that struck 80 - 90 villages in north-central Bangladesh on May 13 1996, leaving more than 600 fatalitieshttps://weather.com/storms/tornado/news/deadliest-tornado-world-bangladesh-20140416 The Deadliest Tornado in the World The Weather Channel with over 37,248 injured, and 36,420 houses were extensively damagedhttps://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/bangladesh-tornado-information-bulletin-n-3-0 Bangladesh: Tornado - Information Bulletin n° 3 - Bangladesh ReliefWeb 24 May 1996 within 20 minutes of its arrival at 125 mi/h.Kunii Osamu Kunori Takeaki Takahashi Kodo Kaneda Masaki Fuke Nobuo 31624153 Health impact of 1996 tornado in Bangladesh The Lancet September 1996 348 9029 757 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)65669-3 8806315 The tornado arrived through Jamalpur, Sirajganj and Tangail districtsCoping with the 1996 Tornado in Tangail, Bangladesh: An Analysis of Field Data Bimal Kanti Paul August 1, 1998 The Professional Geographer 50 3 287–301 10.1111/0033-0124.00121 that affected numerous families across the villages, 100,000 people went homeless https://books.google.com/books?id=CRzMOYIuLJEC&q=tornado+cyclone+1996+Bangladesh&pg=PA339 Natural Disasters Lee Allyn Davis March 25, 2008 Infobase Publishing 9781438118789 Google Bookshttps://books.google.com/books?id=TkqXxkMLv_0C&q=1996+tornado+jamalpur+and+tangail+district+bangladesh&pg=PA37 OFDA Annual Report United States Agency for International Development Office of U. S. Foreign Disaster Assistance March 25, 1996 Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, Agency for International Development Google Books and more than 6,787 livestock were killed. Initial reports cited between 400 and 443 dead with 32,000 injured. Before the tornado arrived, locals witnessed heavy hailstones across the affected areas. Strong winds lifted several people away, and one person was blown and dropped 1.5 kilometers away at 28 mph. It also uprooted trees and damaged the houses completely, mostly mudbrick-huts built by the villagers on the banks of river.https://books.google.com/books?id=q2dZiH_j3bgC&q=1996+tornados+bangladesh&pg=PA10 Hurricanes and Tornadoes in Action Louise Spilsbury Richard Spilsbury July 15, 2008 The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc 9781404218635 Google Books Background Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to various natural disasters, including frequent occurrences of cyclones, storm surges, tornadoes, tornado outbreaks, devastating floods and maritime disasters. Due to its frequent climate changes, it is recognized as the eighth vulnerable country in the history of world natural disaster.https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/bangladesh-8th-worst-hit-country-natural-disasters-1713913 Bangladesh 8th worst-hit country by natural disasters March 12, 2019 The Daily Starhttps://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/bangladesh-disaster-risk-and-climate-resilience-program Bangladesh Disaster Risk and Climate Resilience Program - Bangladesh ReliefWeb On May 13, 1996, a tornado originated in north central of the country through Jamalpur, Sirajganj and Tangail districts of Dhaka. Due to its immense speed and 20 minutes of large destruction, it was declared the deadliest tornado, affecting the 90 villages of the country in forty years of Bangladesh's history. Several people died due to disease infection, head injuries, lack of sanitary countermeasures and emergency assistance.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-15-mn-4335-story.html Bangladesh Tornado Leaves 443 Dead May 15, 1996 Los Angeles Times The New York Times described "tree branches transformed into missiles by the 125 mile-per-hour winds". Emergency response The survivors accused the administration for not providing timely assistance, leading to count more tolls. Despite being a hotspot of tornadoes, disaster response was never exercised in 1990s. People claimed that authorities left several survivors alone in an attempt to search for the missing bodies and arrange their burial preparations.Death Toll in Bangladesh Tornado Rises to at Least 443 https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/15/world/death-toll-in-bangladesh-tornado-rises-to-at-least-443.html The New York Times 15 May 1996 Associated Press NGOs and neighboring people were actively involved in emergency assistance and the victims where possible, received disaster relief from the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society and government agencies. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) was also providing medical assistance and dispatching relief materials to the tornado victims.Mustafa Sabir Bangladesh tornado toll hits 165 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/05/14/Bangladesh-tornado-toll-hits-165/8788832046400/ UPI 14 May 1996 Paul Bimal Kanti Coping with the 1996 Tornado in Tangail, Bangladesh: An Analysis of Field Data The Professional Geographer August 1998 50 3 287–301 10.1111/0033-0124.00121 References Category:Tornadoes in Bangladesh Category:Tornadoes of 1996 Category:1996 disasters in Bangladesh Category:May 1996 in Bangladesh Category:F4, EF4 and IF4 tornadoes