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1922 Shantou typhoon

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of at least 12 ft above normal. The rain was heavy, and left enough water to leave the land saturated for a few days. Shantou was an unfortunate city, as around 5,000 people (out of a population of about 65,000) perished in the storm. Some nearby villages were totally destroyed. Several ships
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near the coast were totally wrecked. Other ones were blown as far as two miles inland. The area around the city had around another 50,000 casualties. The total death toll was above 60,000, and may have been higher than 100,000.
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was first spotted July 27. It moved slowly to the northwest, gradually intensifying along the Philippine Sea. On July 31, it crossed northern
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of this typhoon is 27.53 inches of mercury (932 mb). At one point, the winds were estimated to have a speed exceeding 100 mph.
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Pedro Ribera, Ricardo Garcia-Herrera and Luis Gimeno (July 2008). "Historical Deadly Typhoons in the Philippines".
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The 50,000 to 100,000 deaths–100,000+ deaths caused by this typhoon make it one of the deadliest
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in the western north Pacific Ocean. The other typhoons with comparable death totals include
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as Swatow) late on August 2 or early on August 3. It quickly dissipated inland later.
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in August 1922. This total makes it one of the deadliest known typhoons in history.
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Due to the typhoon passing through a then-lightly inhabited part of the
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The Nature of Disaster in China: The 1931 Yangzi River Flood
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that caused thousands of deaths in the Chinese city of
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Index

1922 Swatow Typhoon

JMA
hPa
mbar
inHg
Philippines
China
1922 Pacific typhoon season
tropical cyclone
Shantou

Caroline Islands
Luzon
South China Sea
landfall
Shantou
formerly romanized
central pressure
1931
Nina
1975
1780
1862
Shantou
1922
China
1912
Hong Kong
1937

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