Typhoon Nina (1975)

Typhoon Nina (Bebeng)

Typhoon Nina on August 2
Meteorological history
Formed	July 30, 1975
Remnant low	August 6, 1975
Dissipated	August 8, 1975
Violent typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds	250 km/h (155 mph)
Lowest pressure	900 hPa (mbar); 26.58 inHg
Category 4-equivalent super typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	250 km/h (155 mph)
Lowest pressure	916 hPa (mbar); 27.05 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	26,000 direct, ≥203,000 indirect (≥229,000 total)
Damage	$1.2 billion
Areas affected	Taiwan, Eastern and Central China
IBTrACS
Part of the 1975 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Nina, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Bebeng, was a deadly tropical cyclone that triggered the Banqiao Dam collapse in China's Henan Province, in August 1975. It formed on July 30, and gradually intensified as it moved generally to the west. On August 2, Nina reached peak intensity, and a day later the typhoon struck Taiwan. It weakened before moving ashore southeastern China, and later moved slowly through Central China. There, it dropped heavy rainfall, causing several dam failures, including the Banqiao Dam. It is the deadliest typhoon in the Pacific, killing 229,000 people. The floods killed 26,000 people, 100,000 people died from subsequent famine and diseases, and 230,000 people died from the consequences of the 1975 Banqiao Dam failure.