This article is about the 2008 typhoon. For other storms of the same name, see List of storms named Fengshen and List of storms named Frank.
Typhoon Fengshen (Frank)
Typhoon Fengshen at peak intensity on June 21
Meteorological history
Formed
June 17, 2008
Dissipated
June 27, 2008
Very strong typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds
165 km/h (105 mph)
Lowest pressure
945 hPa (mbar); 27.91 inHg
Category 3-equivalent typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds
205 km/h (125 mph)
Lowest pressure
941 hPa (mbar); 27.79 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities
1,371 total
Missing
87
Damage
$480 million (2008 USD)
Areas affected
Palau, Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, Guangdong
IBTrACS
Part of the 2008 Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Fengshen, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Frank, was the sixth named storm and the fourth typhoon recognized by the Japan Meteorological Agency. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center recognized Fengshen as the seventh tropical depression, the sixth tropical storm, and fifth typhoon of the 2008 Pacific typhoon season.
Fengshen made a direct hit on the Philippines and China, causing severe damage and resulted in at least 1,371 deaths and leaving 87 people missing. Most of the deaths occurred in the Philippines, including 846 of the 922 people on board the Princess of the Stars who were killed when the ship capsized.
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