On this day, a devastating cyclone hit Bangladesh, killing more than 1,35,000 people.
The cyclone was moving north through the Bay of Bengal for a week and hit the southeastern coast of Bangladesh in Chittagong on April 29.
The winds, speeding at 240km per hour, led to a surge of water that drowned large stretches of land and entire islands.
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People were thrown into the sea. The cyclone rendered 10 million people homeless. About 10 lakh cattle were lost.
This cyclone led to the building of extensive cyclone warning and shelter systems in Bangladesh.
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