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Analysts have argued that one should credit the 1970 cyclone for the political turbulence and the secession that followed. They say Bhola accelerated the status quo of the prevailing socio-political and economic tensions in East Pakistan. While the cyclone of 1970 did not alter the political configuration of East Pakistan, it reinforced pre-disaster arguments and boosted East Pakistans demand for autonomy. Bhola put the political legitimacy of the then-Pakistani government on the line in East Pakistan

Natural disasters can even trigger catastrophic political upheavals

Bangladesh was created after devastating Cyclone Bhola caught Pak rulers on a sticky wicket