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The deadliest storm to be referred to as a hurricane was the Great Hurricane of 1780 with over 20,000 deaths.

However, "hurricanes" in other parts of the world are described with different terms. The generic term is "tropical cyclone." The deadliest tropical cyclone on record was the Bhola Cyclone of 1970. This storm struck Bangladesh and parts of India, killing at least 300,000 people and possibly as many as 500,000.

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