Typhoon Mangkhut

Pacific typhoon in 2018

Typhoon Mangkhut was a very strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific Ocean in September 2018. The storm struck the northern Philippines on September 25, 2018, just before 1:40 am Philippine Standard Time. When it hit, it was a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon.

Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong)
Typhoon (JMA scale)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
FormedSeptember 7, 2018
DissipatedSeptember 17, 2018
Highest winds10-minute sustained: 205 km/h (125 mph)
1-minute sustained: 285 km/h (180 mph)
Lowest pressure905 hPa (mbar); 26.72 inHg
Fatalities134
Damage$944 million
Areas affectedMariana Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, China, Vietnam
Part of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season

The storm killed many people in the Philippines.

Mangkhut then headed toward Hong Kong and southern China.[1]

A tornado was reported in Marikina, part of eastern Metro Manila on the night of September 14, 2018. Two people were hurt.[2]

Over 105,000 families left from their homes before the storm hit.[3]

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