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Cyclone Nilam

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Highest wind speed100 km/h
Total fatalities 75
DateOctober 28, 2012 – November 1, 2012
DamageAt least $56. 7 million (2012 USD)
CategoryCyclonic Storm (IMD)
Affected areas Sri Lanka
South India
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2474905
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About Cyclone Nilam


Cyclonic Storm Nilam was the deadliest tropical cyclone to directly affect South India since Cyclone Jal in 2010. Originating from an area of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal on October 28, 2012, the system began as a weak depression 550 km northeast of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

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