Country India District East Godavari District PIN 533461 Local time Monday 4:26 PM | State Andhra Pradesh Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration AP | |
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Weather 32°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 60% Humidity | ||
Coringa is a tiny coastal village of the East Godavari district, in Andhra Pradesh, India. Coringa consists of the village and one adjacent island, which was whimsically named Hope Island by British officials in the hope that it would be protected from environmental disasters.
Map of Korangi, Andhra Pradesh 533461
In 1789, a cyclone hit Coringa. A strong storm surge resulting from it killed 20,000.
On November 16, 1839 another disastrous cyclone struck east India with terrible winds and a giant storm surge. Once again Coringa suffered great damage. More than 300,000 people died.
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Coringa, Andhra Pradesh Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA