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The book is about the Hiroshima Meteorological Observatory in 1945. Hiroshima was fully destroyed in the Atomic Bombing on August 6, 1945. One month later, the phenomenal and powerful typhoon called Makurazaki Typhoon hit Hiroshima and resulted in 1,229 dead, 1,054 injured, and 783 missing in Hiroshima Prefecture .
The Philippines is a typhoon-prone country, with approximately twenty tropical cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less often, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the month with the most activity.
It was the first in a string of 6 storms to impact the Philippines. October 27–30, 2024: Typhoon Kong-rey (Leon) crosses over the Batanes islands as a powerful super typhoon with powerful winds and heavy rainfall, and storm surges in Cagayan and the Batanes archipelago. It was the second in a string of storms to affect the Philippines.
June 29–30, 1964: Typhoon Winnie (Dading) passes over Southern Luzon and Metro Manila, with Manila experiencing the worst typhoon since 1882.Approximately 500,000 people were rendered homeless in the Manila area and in the central provinces of Luzon following the razing of thousands of homes; [2] 10 people were killed by flooding in the capital. [3]
A powerful typhoon blew closer to the northern Philippines on Tuesday, forcing thousands to evacuate and halting sea travel amid warnings of torrential rains and tidal surges up to 3 meters ...
Heavy rains accompanying storm may cause flash flooding in low-lying and inland areas
On September 17, 1945, Hiroshima was struck by the Makurazaki Typhoon (Typhoon Ida). Hiroshima Prefecture suffered more than 3,000 deaths and injuries, about half the national total. [ 37 ] More than half the bridges in the city were destroyed, along with heavy damage to roads and railroads, further devastating the city.
A super typhoon ripped through Philippines’ largest island on Sunday, knocking down houses and sending more than half a million people to emergency shelters, as rare back-to-back storms cause ...