The 1737 Calcutta cyclone, also known as the Hooghly River cyclone of 1737 or the Great Bengal cyclone of 1737, was the first super cyclone on record in North Indian Ocean and is regarded as one of the worst natural disasters in India.

Early in the morning on October 11, 1737, a large cyclone made landfall inside the Ganges River Delta, located just south of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. The cyclone caused a storm surge 10-13 m (30-40 ft) in the Ganges with a reported 381 mm (15 in) of rain falling in a 6-hour period.

On October 5, 1864, a massive cyclone hit the capital of West Bengal, Calcutta, killing approximately 60,000 people and flooding the entire city. Thousands more died due to diseases and sicknesses that followed. The water level from the Hooghly River is known to have risen up to a towering forty feet.

The Hooghly River (also spelled Hoogli or Hugli) is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the Ganges at Giria.

Sep 20, 2019 · One of the worst to hit Bengal in 1737 was the Hooghly River Cyclone, one of deadliest natural disasters of all time. Early on the morning of October 11, 1737, a large cyclone made a landfall within the Ganges River Delta, located just south of Calcutta.

The 1737 Calcutta cyclone, also known as the Hooghly River cyclone of 1737 or the Great Bengal cyclone of 1737, was the first super cyclone on record in North Indian Ocean regarded one of the worst natural disasters in India.

The 1737 Calcutta cyclone, also known as the Hooghly River cyclone of 1737 or the Great Bengal cyclone of 1737, was the first super cyclone on record in North Indian Ocean regarded one of...

Jul 20, 2019 · One of the deadliest natural disasters in all of history, the Hooghly River Cyclone, also known as the Calcutta Cyclone, devastated the Indian city of Calcutta, as well as the surrounding regions.

Dubbed the 1864 Calcutta cyclone, the storm caused over 60,000 fatalities in its wake. The cyclone crossed the coast of West Bengal to the south of Hooghly River, one of the streams that are included in the Ganges River Delta. The majority of the deaths were from drowning and the others from sicknesses prevailing before the storm.

Hooghly River Cyclone. The Hooghly River Cyclone of 1737 is considered one of the deadliest natural disasters ever. It’s often called the Calcutta Cyclone and it caused a lot of damage to the low-lying areas in the region. The cyclone hit the Ganges River Delta, just south of Calcutta, West Bengal, India, on October 11, 1737.