Coringa (village)

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Coringa is a tiny village East Godavari district, in Andhra Pradesh, India. In 1789, a cyclone hit Coringa. Strong storm surge resulting from it killed 20,000. It was hit again in 1839, when, on November 25, another disastrous cyclone slamed India with terrible winds and a giant 40 foot storm surge, wiping out the port city of Coringa. 300,000 people died.

Also, the source of the word cyclone "is attributed to Henry Piddington, an official of British East India Co. It seems he coined the word `cyclone' in 1848, "to describe the devastating storm of December 1789 in Coringa, India," as www.etymonline.com informs."<-- from [1], which also goes on to explain: "t's in Andhra Pradesh. "The Coringa sanctuary is situated in the delta region of the Godavari. This sanctuary is famous for reptiles like the salt-water crocodile, fishing cats and others," informs www.indiasite.com. "Near Kakinada port along the Bay of Bengal," says www.surfindia.com.

`A historical perspective of Yanam' on http://yanam.nic.in speaks of the `small area of 8 square miles in extent' built on a place where the rivers Coringa and the Godavari meet.

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""1789 December India, City of Coringa: three tidal waves caused by a cyclone destroyed the harbour city at the mouth of the Ganges river. Most ships were sunk and estimated 20,000 people drowned," states www.emergency-management.net. "1839 November India, City Coringa: a gigantic 40-foot tidal wave caused by an enormous cyclone wiped out the harbour city that was never entirely rebuilt; 20,000 vessels in the bay were destroyed and 3,00,000 people died."

For weather, location, and other statistical information, including nearby cities: [2]