Typhoon Durian
Typhoon Durian, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Reming, was a deadly tropical cyclone that wreaked havoc in the Philippines and later crossed the Malay Peninsula in late November 2006, causing massive loss of life when mudflows from the Mayon Volcano buried many villages.
Durian approaching the Philippines at peak intensity on November 29 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 25, 2006 |
| Remnant low | December 6, 2006 |
| Dissipated | December 6, 2006 (December 9 per JTWC) |
| Violent typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 195 km/h (120 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 915 hPa (mbar); 27.02 inHg |
| Category 4-equivalent super typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 250 km/h (155 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 904 hPa (mbar); 26.70 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | >1,500 |
| Damage | >$580 million (2006 USD) |
| Areas affected | Yap State, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Andaman Islands, India |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season | |
Durian first made landfall in the Philippines, packing strong winds and heavy rains that caused mudflows near Mayon Volcano. After causing massive damage in the Philippines, it exited into the South China Sea and weakened slightly, before managing to reorganise and restrengthen into a typhoon shortly before its second landfall, this time in Vietnam near Ho Chi Minh City, causing further damage of more than US$450 million. In all, Durian killed almost 2,000 people, and left hundreds more missing. Damages in the Philippines from the typhoon amounted to 5.086 billion PHP (US$130 million).