nov 25, 1839 - Acycloneslams India with high winds and a 40-footstorm surge, destroying the port city ofCoringa(which has never been completely rebuilt). The storm wave sweeps inland, taking with it 20,000 ships and thousands of people. An estimated 300,000 deaths result from the disaster.
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nov 25, 1839
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~ 186 years ago