Bengal famine of 1943
DisasterA wartime famine in British-ruled Bengal kills an estimated two to three million people.
- Date
- 1943 · View on map
- Countries
- IndiaBangladesh
- Regions
- South Asia
- Importance
- ★★★★★
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