As of 2026-10-12, 1970 Bhola cyclone tops the list with 500,000 deaths.
- #1 1970 Bhola cyclone — 500,000 deaths
North Indian cyclone in 1970
The 1970 Bhola cyclone, also known as the Great Cyclone of 1970 or simply the Bhola Cyclone, was the deadliest tropical cyclone on record, as well as one of the deadliest humanitarian disasters ever recorded. It struck East Pakistan and India's West Bengal on 12 November 1970. At least 300,000 people died in the storm, possibly as many as 500,000, primarily as a result of the storm surge that flooded much of the low-lying islands of the Ganges Delta. The Bhola cyclone was the sixth and... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 1839 Coringa cyclone — 300,000 deaths
devastating tropical cyclone that affected the town of Coringa
On 25 November 1839, the port city of Coringa in present-day Andhra Pradesh on the southeastern coast of British India was battered by a tropical cyclone that destroyed the harbour. Known as the 1839 Coringa cyclone and sometimes also referred to as the 1839 India cyclone and 1839 Andhra Pradesh cyclone, its storm surge caused widespread damage. It killed over 300,000 people, making it the second-deadliest storm worldwide after the 1970 Bhola cyclone. Many ships were destroyed and houses were... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone — 10,840 deaths
1977 Weather Event
The 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone was a devastating tropical cyclone that hit Andhra Pradesh in November 1977, killing at least 10,000 people. The worst affected areas were in the Krishna River delta region. The island of Diviseema, which was hit by a seven-metre-high (23-foot) storm surge, experienced a loss of life running into the thousands. The large loss of life prompted the establishment of early warning meteorological stations on the coast of Andhra Pradesh. Cyclone shelters and other... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 1973 Flores cyclone — 1,650 deaths
Category 3 Australian region cyclone in 1973
The 1973 Flores cyclone was the deadliest known tropical cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere. The cyclone formed in the Banda Sea on 26 April as a tropical low. It intensified as it moved in a west-southwest direction, before shifting to the south. Early on 29 April, the cyclone peaked as a Category 3 storm on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale used in the region with 10-minute sustained winds of 150 km/h (90 mph) and a pressure of 950mb, before striking the north coast of the... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone — 967 deaths
North Indian cyclone in 1990
The 1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone was the worst disaster to affect Southern India since the 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone. The system was first noted as a depression on 4 May 1990, while it was located over the Bay of Bengal about 600 km (375 mi) to the southeast of Chennai, India. During the next day the depression intensified into a cyclonic storm and started to intensify rapidly, becoming a super cyclonic storm early on 8 May. The cyclone weakened slightly before it made landfall on India... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 Cyclone Idai — 558 deaths
South-West Indian cyclone in 2019
Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai was one of the costliest and deadliest tropical cyclones on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere. The long-lived storm caused catastrophic damage, and a humanitarian crisis in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, leaving more than 1,500 people dead and many more missing. Idai is the deadliest tropical cyclone recorded in the South-West Indian Ocean basin. In the Southern Hemisphere, which includes the Australian, South Pacific, and South Atlantic... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #7 Cyclone Mocha — 463 deaths
North Indian Ocean cyclone in 2023
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Mocha was a powerful and deadly tropical cyclone in the North Indian Ocean which affected Myanmar and parts of Bangladesh in May 2023. The second depression and the first cyclonic storm of the 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Mocha originated from a low-pressure area that was first noted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 8 May. After consolidating into a depression, the storm tracked slowly north-northwestward over the Bay of Bengal, and... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Cyclone Mahina — 410 deaths
Category 5 Australian region cyclone in 1899
Cyclone Mahina was the deadliest cyclone in recorded Australian history, and also potentially the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere. Mahina struck Bathurst Bay, Cape York Peninsula, colonial Queensland, on 4 March 1899, and its winds and enormous storm surge combined to cause the deaths of more than 300 people. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 Tropical Storm Megi — 214 deaths
Pacific tropical storm in 2022
Tropical Storm Megi, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Agaton, was a weak and rather short-lived but deadly tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines in mid-April 2022. The third tropical depression and second named storm of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season, Megi originated from an area of convection in the Philippine Sea. It slowly tracked northwestward into Leyte Gulf, where it remained almost stationary, gradually tracking eastward. The storm made two landfalls, one in Calicoan... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 Typhoon Kalmaegi — 193 deaths
Pacific typhoon in 2025
Typhoon Kalmaegi, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Tino, was a strong, deadly and extremely impactful tropical cyclone that affected portions of the central Philippines, particularly in Cebu, causing freshwater flooding due to record-breaking rains. It later struck Central Vietnam as one of the strongest typhoons on record in the area during early November 2025. The deadliest typhoon to strike the Visayas since Typhoon Rai in 2021, Kalmaegi is the twenty-fifth named storm and eleventh... Read more on Wikipedia.
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