World Spotlight The Next Killer Cyclone

摘要

Cyclone sidr, the category-4 storm thatrnswept through Bangladesh on Nov. 15, killed more than 3,000 people. And while officials sayrnthe death toll could eventually reach 10,000, many are thankful that it wasn't higher. Sidr took far fewer lives than some previous Bangladeshi storms: 1991's Cyclone Gorky killed approximately 140,000 people. Cyclone Bhola, in 1970, left as many as soo,ooo people deadrnand is the deadliest cyclone on record.