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Typhoon Durian (Reming)

Typhoon  (JMA)
Category 4 super typhoon (SSHS)
Typhoon Durian over the Philippines
Formed	November 25, 2006
Dissipated	December 5, 2006
Highest winds	105 knots (195 km/h, 120 mph) (10-minute sustained) 135 knots (250 km/h, 155 mph) (1-minute sustained)
Lowest pressure	915 hPa (mbar)
Damage	At least $634 million (2006 USD)[1]
Fatalities	At least 801[2][3]
Areas affected	Yap State, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia
Part of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Durian (international designation: 0621, JTWC designation: 24W, designated Typhoon Reming by PAGASA and sometimes called Super Typhoon Durian) was the twenty-first named storm of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season. The name Durian was submitted to the naming list by Thailand, which refers to a fruit, Durio zibethinus.

Contents 1 Storm history 2 Preparations 2.1 Yap State 2.2 Philippines 2.3 Vietnam 3 Impact 3.1 Philippines 3.2 Vietnam 4 Aftermath 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Storm history

[edit] Preparations

[edit] Yap State

[edit] Philippines

[edit] Vietnam

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[edit] Impact

[edit] Philippines

[edit] Vietnam

[edit] Aftermath

Nations that donated or offered aid:^[4][5]

• Australia through AusAID AUD 1mn
• Canada CAD 1mn
• Indonesia supplies worth IDR 1.17 bn
• Japan via Japan International Cooperation Agency JP¥ 200mn
• Malaysia relief supplies
• Republic of Korea USD100k
• Singapore relief supplies worth USD50k
• UNICEF relief supplies
• UNOCHA USD 1 to 2mn
• United States via USAID USD250k plus relief supplies
• Spain 250k USD
• People's Republic of China USD200k
• Israel USD7,500

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Tropical cyclone
• List of notable tropical cyclones
• Typhoons in the Philippines

[edit] External links