Tropical cyclones – also known as hurricanes, typhoons or storms, depending on their location and intensity – are among the world's most destructive and costly climate disasters.

Their direct physical impacts, such as injuries and drowning, are well known .

But what about the wider health effects in the days and weeks after a cyclone? As health systems are disrupted and other issues arise, what happens next?

We analysed 14.8 million deaths in 1,356 communities around the world that had 217 tropical cyclones between them.

In our paper published today in the BMJ , we show what, and who, we should be focusing on if we are to prevent more people dying after these devastating events.

Why we're interested in this

Each year , tropical cylcones affect more than 20 million people and

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