what hurricane did the great bhola cyclone spawn from
In November 1970, the Bhola Cyclone smashed into East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and West Bengal (India) and killed at least 500,000 people (although the true death toll will never be known).By comparison, Hurricane Katrina in the southern U.S. killed less than 2,000 people in August 2005.n November 1970, the Bhola Cyclone smashed into East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and West Bengal (India) and killed at least 500,000 people (although the true death toll will never be known).