Typhoon Durian: Pacific typhoon in 2006
Typhoon Durian (PAGASA : Typhoon Reming) was a large storm that hurt the Philippines and Vietnam in 2006.
Many people died when mud slid down from the Mayon Volcano and covered many villages.
| Typhoon (JMA scale) | |
|---|---|
| Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 Typhoon Durian approaching the Philippines at peak intensity on November 29 | |
| Formed | November 25, 2006 |
| Dissipated | December 9, 2006 |
| (Remnant low after December 7) | |
| Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 195 km/h (120 mph) 1-minute sustained: 250 km/h (155 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 915 hPa (mbar); 27.02 inHg |
| Fatalities | >1,500 total |
| Damage | At least $580 million (2006 USD) |
| Areas affected | Yap State, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Andaman Islands, India |
| Part of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season and North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons | |
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