On October 5, 1864, a powerful cyclone hit near Calcutta, India, killing around 60,000 people. Over 100 brick homes and tens of thousands of tiled and straw huts were leveled. Of the ships in the harbour, 172 out of 195, were either damaged or destroyed.

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