1964 Rameswaram cyclone
E461921
The 1964 Rameswaram cyclone was a devastating tropical storm that struck southern India and Sri Lanka, causing massive destruction, thousands of deaths, and significant damage to infrastructure in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1964 Rameswaram cyclone canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4685468 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1964 Rameswaram cyclone Context triple: [Pamban Bridge, facedEvent, 1964 Rameswaram cyclone]
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A.
Cyclone Nargis
Cyclone Nargis was a devastating 2008 tropical cyclone that struck Myanmar, causing catastrophic flooding and one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country's history.
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B.
Cyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck Darwin, Australia, on Christmas Eve 1974, destroying most of the city and causing significant loss of life.
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C.
Typhoon Haiyan
Typhoon Haiyan was one of the strongest and deadliest tropical cyclones ever recorded, devastating large parts of the Philippines and surrounding regions in November 2013.
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D.
Cyclone
Cyclone is a statically typed, safe dialect of C designed to prevent common programming errors such as buffer overflows and memory leaks while retaining low-level control.
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E.
Cyclone
Cyclone is the nickname of early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey legend Cyclone Taylor, renowned as one of the sport’s first great rushing defensemen.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1964 Rameswaram cyclone Target entity description: The 1964 Rameswaram cyclone was a devastating tropical storm that struck southern India and Sri Lanka, causing massive destruction, thousands of deaths, and significant damage to infrastructure in the region.
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A.
Cyclone Nargis
Cyclone Nargis was a devastating 2008 tropical cyclone that struck Myanmar, causing catastrophic flooding and one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country's history.
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B.
Cyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck Darwin, Australia, on Christmas Eve 1974, destroying most of the city and causing significant loss of life.
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C.
Typhoon Haiyan
Typhoon Haiyan was one of the strongest and deadliest tropical cyclones ever recorded, devastating large parts of the Philippines and surrounding regions in November 2013.
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D.
Cyclone
Cyclone is a statically typed, safe dialect of C designed to prevent common programming errors such as buffer overflows and memory leaks while retaining low-level control.
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E.
Cyclone
Cyclone is the nickname of early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey legend Cyclone Taylor, renowned as one of the sport’s first great rushing defensemen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Ocean cyclone
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natural disaster ⓘ tropical cyclone ⓘ |
| affectedCountry |
India
NERFINISHED
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Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1964 Dhanushkodi cyclone
NERFINISHED
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1964 Rameswaram–Dhanushkodi cyclone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basin | North Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caused |
building collapse
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flooding ⓘ heavy rainfall ⓘ power supply disruption ⓘ railway damage ⓘ road infrastructure damage ⓘ storm surge ⓘ strong winds ⓘ telecommunication disruption ⓘ widespread destruction ⓘ |
| countryMostAffected |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damaged | Pamban Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathTollApproximate |
over 1800 people
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thousands of people ⓘ |
| destroyed |
Dhanushkodi town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pamban–Dhanushkodi rail track NERFINISHED ⓘ Rameswaram–Dhanushkodi railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissipatedIn | December 1964 ⓘ |
| formedIn | December 1964 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major disaster in the history of Tamil Nadu
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one of the deadliest cyclones to strike southern India in the 20th century ⓘ |
| hitRegion |
Dhanushkodi town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Palk Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Rameswaram Island NERFINISHED ⓘ southern India ⓘ |
| impact |
displacement of local population
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massive destruction in Sri Lanka ⓘ massive destruction in southern India ⓘ significant damage to infrastructure ⓘ |
| landfallLocation |
Dhanushkodi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Rameswaram NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
abandonment of Dhanushkodi as a town
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long-term disruption of transport links to Dhanushkodi ⓘ |
| partOf | history of cyclones in the Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dhanushkodi railway accident
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Pamban Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 1964 Rameswaram cyclone Description of subject: The 1964 Rameswaram cyclone was a devastating tropical storm that struck southern India and Sri Lanka, causing massive destruction, thousands of deaths, and significant damage to infrastructure in the region.
Referenced by (5)
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