1881 Haiphong Typhoon

1881 Haiphong Typhoon
Formed October 1881
Dissipated October 1881
Fatalities Up to 300,000
Areas affected Haiphong, Northern Vietnam
Part of the 1881 Pacific typhoon season

The 1881 Haiphong Typhoon was a typhoon that struck Haiphong, in what is now Vietnam, on 8 October 1881.[1] Up to 300,000 people were killed by the typhoon, which was one of the deadliest cyclonic storms in history.[2]

Impact

Deadliest Pacific typhoons
Rank Typhoon Season Fatalities
1 "Haiphong" 1881 300,000[3]
2 Nina 1975 229,000[3]
3 July 1780 Typhoon 1780 100,000[4]
4 "Swatow" 1922 60,000[3]
5 "China" 1912 50,000[3]
6 July 1862 Typhoon 1862 40,000[4]
7 September 18681 Typhoon 1881 20,000[4]
8 "Hong Kong" 1937 10,000[3]
9 Thelma 1991 6,000[3]
10 Vera 1959 5,238[3]
Main article: list of notable tropical cyclones

References

  1. ^ "The Ten Worst Hurricanes Worldwide". http://www.epicdisasters.com/tendeadlyworldhurricanes.php. Retrieved 2011-12-01. 
  2. ^ HurricaneScience.org. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "The Worst Natural Disasters by Death Toll" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2009. http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/noaa_documents/NOAA_related_docs/death_toll_natural_disasters.pdf. Retrieved January 2, 2012. 
  4. ^ a b c Pedro Ribera, Ricardo Garcia-Herrera and Luis Gimeno (July 2008). "Historical Deadly Typhoons in the Philippines". Weather (Royal Meteorological Society) 63 (7): 196.