Typhoon Chanchu
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Typhoon Chanchu, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Caloy, was the most intense typhoon in the South China Sea in the month of May according to the Hong Kong Observatory. The first named storm of the
Typhoon Chanchu near peak intensity on May 14
Severe Tropical Storm Chanchu near Samar on May 11
Rainfall from Chanchu up to May 12
Typhoon Chanchu approaching Southeastern China on May 17
Typhoon Xangsane
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Typhoon Xangsane, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Milenyo, was a strong and deadly typhoon that affected the Philippines, and Indochina during the 2006 Pacific typhoon season.
Typhoon Chanchu
…Typhoons in the Philippines Other typhoons that impacted the Philippines in 2006: Typhoon Xangsane Typhoon Cimaron Typhoon Chebi Typhoon Durian Typhoon Utor Typhoon Megi (2010) – Stronger storm that took a similar track through the Philippines before…
Typhoon Xangsane at peak intensity near the Philippines on September 27
TRMM image showing Xangsane's well-defined eyewall prior to its first landfall
Xangsane inland over eastern Indochina
This image shows rainfall totals for Southeast Asia for September 25 – October 2, 2006 estimated in part from data collected by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite. Storm symbols mark out the path of the typhoon. Totals of over a foot are shown over Samar in the east-central Philippines (red areas). A broad area of 4- to 8-inch totals (green) stretches from the central Philippines to the coast of Vietnam.