The destructive effects of a cyclone are felt when it reaches a coast. Violent winds rip up trees and destroy buildings. Due to torrential rains, rivers overflow their banks and landslides occur. Finally, storm surges cause floods, often with tragic consequences: more than 300, 000 people drowned during a cyclone in Bangladesh in 1970, when the sea rose 12 m. | |
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