In 1942, a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal kills 40,000 people south of Calcutta, India.
A cyclone in the year 1942, hit Bay of Bengal and killed 40,000 people south of Calcutta, in south. The speed of wind during that cyclone was recorded to be 225km/h. This cyclone was one of the deadliest cyclones till now that reported so many fatalities.
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