Coringa, also known as Korangi by natives, is a tiny coastal village of the
East Godavari
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district, in
Andhra Pradesh
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,
India
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. 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.
The French-flagged ship ''Harmonie'', on a voyage from the Île Bourbon (now
Réunion
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) to
Pondicherry
Pondicherry (), now known as Puducherry ( French: Pondichéry ʊdʊˈtʃɛɹi(listen), on-dicherry, is the capital and the most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the sout ...
, was wrecked at Coringa in October 1834. Her crew were rescued.
The current Coringa is established by Westcot, a British resident of
Injaram
Injaram is a village in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh State. It is located in Tallarevu mandal of Kakinada revenue division. The Kakinada district was recently formed in 2022 by carving outKakinada and Peddapuram reven ...
around 1757 within some distance from Old Coringa village. Now these two villages exist on the opposite sides of the
Coringa River
Koringa (also known as Coringa, te, కోరింగ నది) is a branch of the Godavari River flowing in the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, India.
History
The river was also historically known as the ''Coringa'', ''Koringa'', ...
.
Cyclones
In 1789, a cyclone hit Coringa. A strong
storm surge
A storm surge, storm flood, tidal surge, or storm tide is a coastal flood or tsunami-like phenomenon of rising water commonly associated with low-pressure weather systems, such as cyclones. It is measured as the rise in water level above the n ...
caused by the cyclone resulted in the deaths of around 20,000 people by drowning.
In 1839, Coringa was subject to a
colossal cyclone with strong winds. Due to the seawater and strong winds, most houses collapsed in Coringa and therefore over 300,000 residents were killed in Coringa.
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Villages in East Godavari district
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