Most destructive cyclone

This is a list of the deadliest tropical cyclones, including all known storms that caused at least 1,000 direct deaths. There were at least 74 tropical cyclones in the 20th century with a death risk of 1,000 or  further, including the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history. In October 1970, the Bhola cyclone struck what's now Bangladesh and killed at least 300,000 people. There have been 14 tropical cyclones in the 21st century so far with a death risk of at least 1,000, of which the deadliest was Cyclone Nargis, with at least 138,373 deaths when it struck Myanmar. In recent times, the deadliest Atlantic hurricane was Hurricane Mitch of 1998, with at least 11,374 deaths attributed to it, while the deadliest Atlantic hurricane was the Great Hurricane of 1780, which redounded in at least 22,000  losses. The most recent tropical cyclone with at least 1,000  losses was Cyclone Freddy in 2023, which killed at least 1,434 people