On November 12th, 1970, the deadliest cyclone in the history of Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan, struck around the northwest shores of the Bay of Bengal. East Pakistan was undergoing widespread poverty at the time, leading to a wide range of uncertainty in the death toll of the cyclone (Encyclopedia 501). Tensions between East and West Pakistan were at large at the time, leading West Pakistan to be disinclined to assisting East Pakistan in recovering from the storm (History 4). This became a factor
makes Bangladesh one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world today. They are able to experience possible F4 or even F5 intensity tornadoes. Sadly, Bangladesh is also the county where the deadliest tropical cyclone in history struck. On November 11, 1970, the "Bhola Cyclone" killed at least 300,000 people after it sent a 20 to 30 feet high storm surge into the low-lying Bangladesh coastline. I previously mentioned how Bangladesh was already going through a drought during the time of this
The Third World is the name that was given to the part of the world that was not part of the Industrialized World in the beginning of the Cold War. The First World was America while the Second World was the Soviet Union. The Developing World represents much of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. After most of these countries became independent of western influence and recourses, their infrastructure began to fall apart. The United States and the Soviet Union used their allies for raw materials and markets