This report is based on exclusive survivor testimonies and declassified radar notes from the BMD archive for the period of May 14–17, 2013.
Kanamachi 2013 is not the deadliest cyclone Bangladesh has ever faced (1970’s Bhola Cyclone holds that grim record). It is not the strongest (1991’s Gorky or 2007’s Sidr). But it is the defining storm of the 2010s—a warning shot that climate change doesn't need a Category 5 monster to break a nation. kanamachi 2013 exclusive