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Historians say
The town destroyed by the cyclone of 22-23 December 1964, never rebuilt and declared unfit for habitation. The ruins of the church, railway station and post office stand as they were left. At the tip, the Bay of Bengal meets the Indian Ocean; Sri Lanka is reported at 31 km.