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Typhoon Xangsane, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Milenyo, was a typhoon that affected the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand during the 2006 Pacific typhoon season. The name Xangsane was submitted by Laos and means elephant.
Tropical Depression Milenyo (2002) (18W) – crossed Luzon as a weak system, killing 35 and causing damage worth ₱171.6 million (US3.330 million). [1] Typhoon Xangsane (2006) (T0615, 18W, Milenyo) – struck Luzon as a powerful typhoon, killing at least 188 and causing US$153 million in damage; [2] later similarly affected Vietnam and Thailand.
Chataan later left heavy damage in Guam before striking Japan. In August, Typhoon Rusa became the deadliest typhoon in South Korea in 43 years, causing 238 deaths and $4.2 billion in damage. [nb 2] Typhoon Higos in October was the fifth strongest typhoon to strike Tokyo since
The storm killed 35 people in the country and injured 22 others. Damage was estimated at $3.3 million (₱172 million 2002 PHP). [9] [nb 5] Milenyo was the final storm to be named by PAGASA during 2002. [11] On August 17, the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) issued standby signal number 1 due to the storm's reformation in the South China Sea.
One of this year’s most powerful storms made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday, after killing at least four people and injuring at least 95 others in southern China, according to state media.
Damage losses from the typhoon amounted to ₱1.58 billion (US$36.4 million), the majority resulting from agricultural damage. [ 18 ] August 16–19, 2013: Tropical Storm Trami (Maring) enhances the southwestern monsoon which brought torrential rainfall and extreme flooding over Metro Manila , and much of the northern part of the country.
Residents of a U.S. territory in the Pacific ravaged by Super Typhoon Yutu are digging out from massive amounts of damage. About 50,000 people in the Northern Mariana Islands could be without ...
Although the previous three typhoon seasons were below normal in the Western Pacific, this year is not, with 25 storms so far this season that have caused $25.2 billion in damage, ranking this ...