160 years ago, a terrible storm hit Calcutta, killing 60,000 people.
On this day, October 5, 1864, a cyclonic storm wreaked havoc in West Bengal. Severe flooding occurred in Kolkata. The storm is estimated to have killed 60,000 people. In the aftermath of the storm, thousands of people died from disease and infection. The storm in the Bay of Bengal devastated entire cities and ports. It…