Report, Tornadoes in the Districts of Jamalpur and Tangail in Bangladesh, 1996

Alternative Title

Quick Response Research Report No. 90

Creator

Thomas W. Schmidlin
Yuichi Ono

Files

Publication Date

1996

Abstract

"A series of tornadoes killed at least 605 persons in the districts of Jamalpur and Tangail in Bangladesh on the evening of 13 May 1996. The objective of this study is to understand the reason why so many fatalities occurred from the tornadoes. Bangladesh, one of the developing countries in Asia, has very different natural and human environments from developed countries like the United States. Those differences are considered key to understanding the current research question.

Keywords

Tornadoes, Emergency management

Extent

13 pages

Geographic Location

Bangladesh; Jamalpur District (Bangladesh); Tangail District (Bangladesh)

Series Title

Quick Response Research Report

Language

English

Media Type

Reports

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

F57-00075

Recommended Citation

Schmidlin, Thomas W. and Ono, Yuichi, "Report, Tornadoes in the Districts of Jamalpur and Tangail in Bangladesh, 1996" (1996). Natural Hazards Center Collection. 75.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/nhcc/75