Typhoon Trix (1952)

Typhoon Trix was a typhoon struck the Philippines as a Category 3 typhoon in 1952. It struck the Bicol region, floods and landslides unleashed by it killing 995 people.[1][2][3][4]

Deadliest Philippine typhoons
Rank Storm Season Fatalities Ref.
1 "Haiphong" 1881 20,000 [5]
2 Haiyan (Yolanda) 2013 6,300 [6]
3 Thelma (Uring) 1991 5,101–8,000 [7]
4 Bopha (Pablo) 2012 1,901 [7]
5 "Angela" 1867 1,800 [8]
6 Winnie 2004 1,593 [8]
7 "October 1897" 1897 1,500 [8][9]
8 Ike (Nitang) 1984 1,363 [7]
9 Washi (Sendong) 2011 1,268 [7][10]
10 Trix 1952 995 [7]
Typhoon Trix
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
FormedOctober 15, 1952
DissipatedOctober 26, 1952
Highest winds1-minute sustained: 220 km/h (140 mph)
Lowest pressure965 hPa (mbar); 28.5 inHg
Fatalities995 death
Areas affectedPhilippines
Part of the 1952 Pacific typhoon season

References

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