1991年孟加拉湾特大台风灾害

１９９１年４月２９日孟加拉国发生一次特大台风灾害，死亡１３８０００人，损失３０亿美元。事后，孟加拉国政府组织了详细的调配分析。指出平坦低下地形、漏头状海岸线、落后的社会制度、人民极端贫穷是特大灾害的基本原因。另外，人民因过去几次错误预报而不相信台风警报；海堤很差，许多人住在海堤以外，住房很坏，通讯条件落后等等，更加剧了这次灾难。本文介绍这镒台风灾害的形成背景和灾害程度，供我国防台工作的参考。

THE EXTREMELY SEVERE TYPHOON DISASTER IN THE BANGLADESH IN 1991

In April 29, 1991, an extremely severe typhoon disaster happened in the Bangladesh with 138000 persons death and economic loss of about $3000000000. The Blagladesh government made a detailed survey after the event. It is showed that the basic causes of such extremely heavy disaster are the even and low terrain, funnel-shaped coastline, backward social system, and very poor people. In addition, people did not believe typhoon warning due to some failure forecasting in before; very bad conditions of sea wall (with many persons living out of sea wall), housing and communication enlarged this disaster.