Episode 2 of 2
Coastal Strike
- When
- 29 October – 1 November 1876
- Where
- Backerganj coast
The cyclone struck the Backerganj coast near the Meghna estuary, causing massive casualties from storm surge.
The storm hit the coast of Backerganj, Bengal Presidency, near the Meghna estuary in present-day Barisal, Bangladesh. Approximately 200,000 people were killed, with half drowned by the storm surge.
Sources
- 1876 Bengal cyclone Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
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