Coringa, India is a small village situated near the mouth of the Godavari River on the southeastern coast of India. It once was a bustling port city. In 1789, it was brutally hit by a cyclone that left some 20,000 dead. Though devastated, the port city was still able to function. On November 25, 1839, Coringa was slammed by a disastrous cyclone that delivered terrible winds and a giant 12 m (40 ft) storm surge. The port was destroyed (some 20,000 vessels were lost) and 300,000 people were killed. Never fully rebuilt, Coringa today remains a simple village.
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