A catastrophic cyclone strikes the east coast…
October 1876 CE
A catastrophic cyclone strikes the east coast of India, killing two hundred thousand people, half of them directly and the other half through resultant famine and epidemic disease.
The cyclone had formed over the southeastern Bay of Bengal as a depression near 10.0°N and 89.0°E on October 27, intensified into a cyclonic storm near 15.0°N and 89.0°E on October 30 and subsequently intensified into a severe cyclonic storm with a core of hurricane winds.
The cyclone moved north up to the North Bay and then NNE.
On October 31, the cyclone made landfall on Backerganj.
The maximum wind is estimated at 220 km/h (119 knots) and the surge height is 3–13.6 m (10–45 ft).
According to Banglapedia, a cyclone with a storm-surge of 12.2 meters (40 feet) hit Meghna River estuary near Chittagong, Barisal, and Noakhali.
The storm also causes epidemic and famine, and vast property damage.
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