Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/May/9

May 9

• 1961 - A cyclone struck what is now Bangladesh, killing 11,468 people.
• 1968 - A cyclone struck Myanmar, killing 1,049 people.
• 1990 - A powerful tropical cyclone (pictured) struck Andhra Pradesh in southeastern India. The cyclone killed a total of 967 people and damaged about US$600 million.