Typhoon Haitang (2005) Explained

Typhoon Haitang, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Feria, was the first super typhoon of the 2005 season in the northwestern Pacific. It had winds up to 260round=5NaNround=5 at peak intensity, and caused over 18 serious injuries and 15 confirmed deaths in Taiwan and the People's Republic of China.^[1] Damage totaled about $1.17 billion (2005 USD), most of which occurred in mainland China.

Impact

Mainland China

An estimated 15 million people were affected by the typhoon.^[2] A total of 2,151 homes were destroyed, 262.9km (163.4miles) of roads were washed out and several thousand power lines were downed by the storm^[3] Damage to infrastructure amounted to ¥8 billion (US$1.17 billion).^{[4] [5]}

See also

• Other tropical cyclones named Haitang
• Other tropical cyclones named Feria
• List of wettest tropical cyclones
• Timeline of the 2005 Pacific typhoon season
• Typhoon Soulik (2013)
• Tropical Storm Trami (2013)
• Typhoon Nepartak (2016)
• Typhoon Herb
• Typhoon Soudelor (2015)
• Typhoon Longwang - Another powerful typhoon to hit Taiwan after Haitang

External links

• JMA General Information of Typhoon Haitang (0505) from Digital Typhoon
• JMA Best Track Data of Typhoon Haitang (0505)
• JMA Best Track Data (Graphics) of Typhoon Haitang (0505)
• JMA Best Track Data (Text)
• JTWC Best Track Data of Super Typhoon 05W (Haitang)
• 05W.HAITANG from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
• BBC news article (Taiwan)
• BBC news article (China)
• Reuters article
• CBC article
• Guardian Unlimited
• Xinhua (China)

Notes and References

1. News: Typhoon Leaves 15 Dead in China, Taiwan. July 20, 2005. October 13, 2023.
2. Web site: 新华网. 新浪网. July 20, 2005. June 25, 2009. zh:温州受台风海棠重创受灾人口达441万. http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2005-07-20/21566485893s.shtml. zh.
3. Web site: 河南报业网. 新浪网. July 25, 2005. June 25, 2009. zh:台风海棠造成郑州损失3.49亿约15万人受灾. http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2005-07-25/04516517486s.shtml. zh.
4. Web site: 都市快报. 新浪网. July 22, 2005. June 25, 2009. zh:台风海棠造成浙江经济损失上升至72.2亿元. http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2005-07-22/06206497806s.shtml. zh.
5. Web site: 第一财经日报. 枣庄廉政信息网版权所有. July 21, 2005. June 25, 2009. zh:台风海棠造成福建浙江直接经济损失达80多亿. http://www.zzlzw.gov.cn/Article_Show.asp?ArticleID=4790. zh. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707043821/http://www.zzlzw.gov.cn/Article_Show.asp?ArticleID=4790. July 7, 2011.