Cyclone Mary Ann: Recounting tales of horror, 30 years on

Flooded villages and fields in the aftermath of Cyclone Mary Ann

On April 29, 1991, Cyclone Mary Ann struck in the southeastern part of Bangladesh. Winds from the superstorm reached around 220 kmph, raising tidal waves rose as high as a palm tree. It was one of the deadliest tropical superstorms to hit the region since record-keeping began. The cyclone flattened villages after