IIRC, wasn’t there a cyclone in Bangladesh 30-40 years ago that supposedly killed 100,000+?
Yes, there was a horrific cyclone in 1970 that killed 100,000+ in Bangladesh. Hit much more often than Burma is.
Notable tropical cyclones (Wiki)
Main articles: List of notable tropical cyclones, List of Atlantic hurricanes, and List of Pacific hurricanes
Tropical cyclones that cause extreme destruction are rare, although when they occur, they can cause great amounts of damage or thousands of fatalities.
The 1970 Bhola cyclone is the deadliest tropical cyclone on record, killing more than 300,000 people[98] and potentially as many as 1 million[99] after striking the densely populated Ganges Delta region of Bangladesh on November 13, 1970.
In 1991 my ship was part of the relief effort after a tropical cyclone that hit Chittagong, Bangladesh and killed over 130,000. I know they’ve had other storms with even higher death tolls.