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    Casualties and Damage Caused by Tropical Cyclones in Hong Kong since 1960

    Casualties and Damage Caused by Tropical Cyclones in Hong Kong since 1960

    Year
    Date / Month
    Name of
    tropical cyclone
    Persons
    dead
    Persons
    missing
    Persons
    injured
    Ocean-
    going
    vessels in
    trouble
    Small
    craft
    sunk or
    wrecked
    Small
    craft
    damaged
    1960 4 / 6
    -
    		 12 / 6 T. Mary
    45
    11
    127
    6
    352
    462
    1961 17 / 5
    -
    		 21 / 5 T. Alice
    4
    0
    20
    *
    *
    *
      7 / 9
    -
    		 10 / 9 S.T.S. Olga
    7
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    1962 28 / 8
    -
    		 2 / 9 T. Wanda
    130
    53
    *
    36
    1 297
    756
    1963 1 / 9
    -
    		 9 / 9 T. Faye
    3
    0
    51
    0
    2
    0
    1964 26 / 5
    -
    		 28 / 5 T. Viola
    0
    0
    41
    5
    18
    18
      2 / 8
    -
    		 9 / 8 T. Ida
    5
    4
    56
    3
    7
    60
      2 / 9
    -
    		 6 / 9 T. Ruby
    38
    6
    300
    20
    32
    282
      4 / 9
    -
    		 10 / 9 T. Sally
    9
    0
    24
    0
    0
    0
      7 /10
    -
    		 13 /10 T. Dot
    26
    10
    85
    2
    31
    59
    1965 6 / 7
    -
    		 16 / 7 T. Freda
    2
    0
    16
    0
    1
    0
      25 / 9
    -
    		 28 / 9 T.S. Agnes
    5
    0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    1966 12 / 7
    -
    		 14 / 7 S.T.S. Lola
    1
    0
    6
    0
    *
    6
    1967 19 / 8
    -
    		 22 / 8 S.T.S. Kate
    0
    0
    3
    3
    1
    0
    1968 17 / 8
    -
    		 22 / 8 T. Shirley
    0
    0
    4
    1
    *
    3
    1969 22 / 7
    -
    		 29 / 7 T. Viola
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
    0
    1970 1 / 8
    -
    		 3 / 8 T.D. -
    2+
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
      8 / 9
    -
    		 14 / 9 T. Georgia
    0
    0
    0
    2
    0
    *
    1971 15 / 6
    -
    		 18 / 6 T. Freda
    2
    0
    30
    8
    0
    0
      16 / 7
    -
    		 22 / 7 T. Lucy
    0
    0
    38
    10
    2
    13
      10 / 8
    -
    		 17 / 8 T. Rose
    110
    5
    286
    33
    303
    *
    1972 4 /11
    -
    		 9 /11 T. Pamela
    1
    0
    8
    3
    0
    0
    1973 14 / 7
    -
    		 20 / 7 T. Dot
    1
    0
    38
    14
    *
    *
    1974 7 / 6
    -
    		 14 / 6 T. Dinah
    0
    0
    0
    1
    *
    *
      18 / 7
    -
    		 22 / 7 T. Ivy
    0
    0
    0
    2
    *
    *
      15 /10
    -
    		 19 /10 T. Carmen
    1
    0
    0
    5
    *
    *
      21 /10
    -
    		 27 /10 T. Della
    0
    0
    0
    2
    *
    *
    1975 10 / 8
    -
    		 14 / 8 T.D. -
    2
    1
    0
    3
    1
    *
      9 /10
    -
    		 14 /10 T. Elsie
    0
    0
    46
    7
    2
    1
      16 /10
    -
    		 23 /10 S.T.S. Flossie
    0
    0
    0
    1
    *
    *
    1976 22 / 6
    -
    		 4 / 7 T. Ruby
    3
    2
    2
    0
    0
    0
      21 / 7
    -
    		 26 / 7 S.T.S. Violet
    2
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
      5 / 8
    -
    		 6 / 8 S.T.S. Clara
    0
    0
    4
    0
    0
    0
      21 / 8
    -
    		 24 / 8 T.S. Ellen
    27
    3
    65
    0
    4
    7
      15 / 9
    -
    		 21 / 9 T. Iris
    0
    0
    27
    6
    0
    1
    1977 4 / 7
    -
    		 6 / 7 T.D. -
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0
      3 / 9
    -
    		 5 / 9 T.S. Carla
    0
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
      22 / 9
    -
    		 25 / 9 S.T.S. Freda
    1
    0
    37
    2
    0
    0
    1978 24 / 7
    -
    		 30 / 7 S.T.S. Agnes
    3
    0
    134
    0
    25
    42
      9 / 8
    -
    		 12 / 8 T.S. Bonnie
    0
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
      23 / 8
    -
    		 28 / 8 S.T.S. Elaine
    1
    0
    51
    8
    5
    8
      22 / 9
    -
    		 26 / 9 S.T.S. Kit
    0
    7
    0
    0
    1
    0
      7 /10
    -
    		 16 /10 S.T.S. Nina
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0
      17 /10
    -
    		 29 /10 T. Rita
    0
    0
    3
    1
    5
    0
    1979 1 / 7
    -
    		 6 / 7 T. Ellis
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
    0
      26 / 7
    -
    		 30 / 7 T.S. Gordon
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
    0
      28 / 7
    -
    		 3 / 8 T. Hope
    12
    0
    260
    29
    167
    207
      6 / 8
    -
    		 9 / 8 T.D. -
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
    0
      16 / 9
    -
    		 24 / 9 S.T.S. Mac
    1
    0
    67
    2
    12
    0
    1980 5 / 7
    -
    		 12 / 7 S.T.S. Ida
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
      18 / 7
    -
    		 23 / 7 T. Joe
    2
    1
    59
    4
    0
    1
      20 / 7
    -
    		 28 / 7 T. Kim
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
    1
      29 /10
    -
    		 2 /11 T.S. Cary
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
    1981 3 / 7
    -
    		 7 / 7 S.T.S. Lynn
    0
    0
    32
    0
    0
    3
    1982 27 / 6
    -
    		 2 / 7 T.S. Tess
    0
    0
    16
    0
    1
    0
      22 / 7
    -
    		 30 / 7 T. Andy
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
      5 / 9
    -
    		 16 / 9 T. Irving
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
    1983 12 / 7
    -
    		 19 / 7 T. Vera
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
      29 / 8
    -
    		 9 / 9 T. Ellen
    10
    12
    333
    44
    135
    225
      10 /10
    -
    		 14 /10 T. Joe
    0
    0
    58
    2
    0
    3
      20 /10
    -
    		 26 /10 S.T.S. Lex
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1984 27 / 8
    -
    		 7 / 9 T. Ike
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1985 19 / 6
    -
    		 25 / 6 T. Hal
    0
    1
    13
    0
    4
    2
      1 / 9
    -
    		 7 / 9 T. Tess
    2
    0
    12
    6
    1
    3
      13 /10
    -
    		 22 /10 T. Dot
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1986 3 / 7
    -
    		 12 / 7 T. Peggy
    1
    0
    26
    3
    0
    3
      9 / 8
    -
    		 12 / 8 T.D. -
    0
    0
    3
    0
    1
    5
      18 / 8
    -
    		 6 / 9 T. Wayne
    3
    1
    15+
    0
    3
    0
      11 /10
    -
    		 19 /10 T. Ellen
    0
    0
    4
    1
    2
    1
    1987 16 /10
    -
    		 27 /10 T. Lynn
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1988 14 / 7
    -
    		 20 / 7 T. Warren
    0
    1
    12
    1
    2
    1
      19 / 9
    -
    		 22 / 9 T. Kit
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
      18 /10
    -
    		 23 /10 T. Pat
    2
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
      21 /10
    -
    		 29 /10 T. Ruby
    0
    0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    1989 16 / 5
    -
    		 21 / 5 T. Brenda
    6
    1
    119
    0
    3
    5
      11 / 7
    -
    		 19 / 7 T. Gordon
    2
    0
    31
    1
    0
    8
      8 /10
    -
    		 14 /10 T. Dan
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    1
    1990 15 / 5
    -
    		 19 / 5 T. Marian
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
      15 / 6
    -
    		 19 / 6 S.T.S. Nathan
    5
    1
    1
    1
    0
    2
      21 / 6
    -
    		 30 / 6 T. Percy
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
      27 / 7
    -
    		 31 / 7 S.T.S. Tasha
    0
    0
    1
    0
    1
    0
      25 / 8
    -
    		 30 / 8 T. Becky
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
      10 / 9
    -
    		 20 / 9 T. Ed
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1991 15 / 7
    -
    		 20 / 7 T. Amy
    0
    0
    1
    1
    0
    2
      20 / 7
    -
    		 24 / 7 S.T.S. Brendan
    0
    0
    17
    1
    1
    13
      13 / 8
    -
    		 18 / 8 T. Fred
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    1992 9 / 7
    -
    		 14 / 7 T. Eli
    0
    0
    23
    0
    0
    1
      17 / 7
    -
    		 18 / 7 T.S. Faye
    2
    0
    24
    1
    0
    3
      19 / 7
    -
    		 23 / 7 S.T.S. Gary
    0
    0
    18
    2
    0
    0
    1993 21 / 6
    -
    		 28 / 6 T. Koryn
    0
    0
    183
    0
    0
    2
      16 / 8
    -
    		 21 / 8 T. Tasha
    0
    0
    35
    0
    0
    7
      9 / 9
    -
    		 14 / 9 T. Abe
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
      15 / 9
    -
    		 17 / 9 S.T.S. Becky
    1
    0
    130
    0
    0
    10
      23 / 9
    -
    		 27 / 9 T. Dot
    0
    1
    48
    0
    1
    0
      28 /10
    -
    		 5 /11 T. Ira
    2
    0
    30
    0
    1
    0
    1994 23 / 6
    -
    		 25 / 6 T.S. Sharon
    0
    0
    5
    0
    1
    1
      25 / 8
    -
    		 29 / 8 S.T.S. Harry
    1
    0
    2
    0
    0
    2
    1995 7 / 8
    -
    		 12 / 8 S.T.S. Helen
    3
    0
    35
    0
    0
    0
      25 / 8
    -
    		 1 / 9 T. Kent
    0
    0
    5
    0
    0
    0
      28 / 9
    -
    		 4 /10 T. Sibyl
    0
    0
    14
    0
    0
    0
    1996 5 / 9
    -
    		 10 / 9 T. Sally
    2
    0
    4
    0
    0
    0
      18 / 9
    -
    		 23 / 9 S.T.S. Willie
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1997 31 / 7
    -
    		 3 / 8 T. Victor
    1
    0
    58
    0
    0
    0
      20 / 8
    -
    		 23 / 8 T. Zita
    0
    0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    1998 7 / 8
    -
    		 11 / 8 S.T.S. Penny
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
      12 / 9
    -
    		 14 / 9 T.D. -
    0
    0
    10
    0
    0
    0
      15 /10
    -
    		 27 /10 T. Babs
    0
    0
    14
    0
    0
    0
    1999 28 /4 - 2 / 5 T.
    Leo
    		 0 0 14 0 0 0
      2 /6 - 8 / 6 T.
    Maggie
    		 0 0 5 0 2 0
      25 /7 - 28 / 7 T.S. - 0 0 18 0 0 0
      19 /8 - 23 / 8 T.
    Sam
    		 4 0 328 0 0 0
      12 /9 - 17 / 9 T.
    York
    		 2 0 500 3 * *
      24 /9 - 26 / 9 S.T.S.
    Cam
    		 1 0 23 0 0 0
    2000 15 /7
    -
    		 16 / 7 T.D. -
    0
    1
    6
    0
    0
    0
      27 /8
    -
    		 1 / 9 S.T.S. Maria
    2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
      5 /9
    -
    		 10 / 9 T. Wukong
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    2001 30 /6
    -
    		 3 / 7 T. Durian
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
      1 /7
    -
    		 8 / 7 T. Utor
    1
    0
    		 1
    0
    		 1
    0
      23 /7
    -
    		 26 / 7 T. Yutu
    0
    0
    		 10
    0
    		 0
    0
      28 /8
    -
    		 1 / 9 T.S. Fitow 2
    0
    		 0
    0
    0
    0
    2002 15 /8
    -
    		 20 / 8 S.T.S.
    Vongfong
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    1
      10 /9
    -
    		 13 / 9 S.T.S.
    Hagupit
    0
    0
    32
    0
    0
    3
    2003 16 /7
    -
    		 23 / 7 S.T.S. Koni
    0
    0
    15
    0
    0
    0
      17 /7
    -
    		 25 / 7 T. Imbudo
    1
    0
    		 45
    0
    		 2
    8
      17 /8
    -
    		 26 / 8 T. Krovanh
    0
    0
    		 11
    0
    		 0
    2
      29 /8
    -
    		 3 / 9 T. Dujuan 0
    4
    		 24
    0
    1
    4
    2004 14 /7
    -
    		 16 / 7 T.S.
    Kompasu
    0
    0
    12
    0
    0
    0
    2005 10 /8
    -
    		 14 / 8 S.T.S. Sanvu
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
      16 /9
    -
    		 19 / 9 T.S. Vicente
    2
    0
    		 0
    0
    		 0
    0
      21 /9
    -
    		 28 / 9 T. Damrey
    0
    0
    		 5
    0
    		 0
    1
    2006 9 /5
    -
    		 18 / 5 T. Chanchu
    0
    0
    6
    0
    1
    0
      27 /6
    -
    		 29 / 6 T.S. Jelawat
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
      31 /7
    -
    		 4 / 8 T. Prapiroon
    0
    0
    8
    0
    1
    4
      6 /8
    -
    		 10 / 8 S.T.S. Bopha
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
      23 /8
    -
    		 25 / 8 T.D. -
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
      12 /9
    -
    		 13 / 9 T.D. -
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
      27 / 10
    -
    		 6 /11 T.
    Cimaron
    0
    0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    2007 5 /8
    -
    		 11 /8 S.T.S. Pabuk
    1
    0
    		 17
    0
    		 0
    0
    2008 15 /4
    -
    		 20 /4 T. Neoguri
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0
      18 /6
    -
    		 26 /6 T. Fengshen
    0
    0
    17
    0
    0
    0
      4 /8
    -
    		 8 /8 S.T.S. Kammuri
    0
    0
    37
    0
    0
    0
      17 /8
    -
    		 23 /8 T. Nuri
    2
    0
    112
    0
    0
    0
      19 /9
    -
    		 25 /9 T.
    Hagupit 
    0
    0
    58
    0
    10
    0
    2009 15 /7
    -
    		 19 /7 T. Molave
    0
    0
    		 5
    0
    		 3
    0
      1 /8
    -
    		 9 /8 S.T.S. Goni
    4
    0
    		 10
    0
    		 1
    0
      9 /9
    -
    		 12 /9 T.S. Mujigae
    0
    0
    		 1
    0
    		 0
    0
      12 /9
    -
    		 16 /9 T. Koppu
    0
    0
    		 74
    0
    		 0
    0
    2010 19 /7
    -
    		 23 /7 T. Chanthu
    4
    0
    30
    0
    0
    0
    2011 18 /6
    -
    		 25 /6 T.S. Haima
    0
    0
    		 3
    0
    		 1
    0
      25 /7
    -
    		 31 /7 S.T.S. Nock-ten
    0
    0
    		 4
    0
    		 0
    1
      23 /9
    -
    		 1 /10 T. Nesat
    0
    0
    		 26
    0
    		 1
    1
      27 /9
    -
    		 5 /10 S.T. Nalgae
    0
    0
    		 1
    0
    		 0
    0
    2012 26 /6
    -
    		 30 /6 T.S. Doksuri
    0
    0
    2
    0
    1
    0
      20 /7
    -
    		 25 /7 S.T. Vicente
    0
    0
    138
    0
    1
    0
      12 /8
    -
    		 18 /8 T. Kai-tak
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
      18 /8
    -
    		 30 /8 S.T. Tembin
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    2013 9 /8
    -
    		 16 /8 SuperT. Utor
    0
    1
    		 9
    0
    		 0
    0
      17 /9
    -
    		 23 /9 SuperT. Usagi
    0
    0
    		 17
    0
    		 0
    1
    2014 14 /6
    -
    		 15 /6 T.S. Hagibis
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
      14 /9
    -
    		 17 /9 T. Kalmaegi
    0
    0
    29
    0
    0
    0
    2016 31 /7
    -
    		 2 /8 T. Nida
    0
    0
    		 12
    0
    		 0
    0
      16 /10
    -
    		 18 /10 SuperT. Sarika
    0
    1
    		 2
    0
    		 0
    0
      20 /10
    -
    		 21 /10 SuperT. Haima
    0
    0
    		 13
    0
    		 0
    3
    2017 11 /6
    -
    		 13 /6 S.T.S. Merbok
    0
    0
    10
    0
    0
    2
      22 /7
    -
    		 23 /7 T.S. Roke
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
      22 /8
    -
    		 23 /8 SuperT. Hato
    0
    0
    129
    1
    0
    36
      26 /8
    -
    		 27 /8 S.T.S. Pakhar
    0
    0
    62
    0
    0
    15
      2 /9
    -
    		 4 /9 S.T.S. Mawar
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    8
      14 /10
    -
    		 16 /10 S.T. Khanun
    0
    0
    22
    0
    0
    3
    2018 5 /6
    -
    		 8 /6 T.S. Ewiniar
    0
    0
    		 1
    0
    		 0
    6
      17 /7
    -
    		 24 /7 T.S. Son-Tinh
    0
    0
    		 2
    0
    		 0
    1
      9 /8
    -
    		 15 /8 S.T.S. Bebinca
    0
    0
    		 1
    0
    		 0
    13
      11 /9
    -
    		 13 /9 T.S. Barijat
    0
    0
    		 0
    0
    		 0
    2
      14 /9
    -
    		 17 /9 SuperT. Mangkhut
    0
    0
    		 458
    0
    		 0
    708
      31 /10
    -
    		 2 /11 SuperT. Yutu
    1
    0
    		 1
    0
    		 0
    2
    2019 2 /7
    -
    		 3 /7 T.D. Mun
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
      30 /7
    -
    		 3 /8 T.S. Wipha
    0
    0
    20
    0
    0
    8
      24 /8
    -
    		 25 /8 S.T.S. Bailu
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
    2020 12 /6
    -
    		 14 /6 T.S. Nuri
    1
    0
    		 1
    0
    		 1
    5
      31 /7
    -
    		 1 /8 T.S. Sinlaku
    0
    0
    		 4
    0
    		 0
    4
      18 /8
    -
    		 19 /8 T. Higos
    0
    0
    		 7
    0
    		 0
    0
      11 /10
    -
    		 14 /10 T.S. Nangka
    0
    0
    		 3
    0
    		 0
    2
      22 /10
    -
    		 24 /10 T. Saudel
    0
    0
    		 0
    0
    		 0
    1
    2021 6 /7
    -
    		 7 /7 T.D. -
    0
    0
    		 0
    0
    		 0
    2
      18 /7
    -
    		 20 /7 T. Cempaka
    1
    0
    		 0
    0
    		 0
    6
      2 /8
    -
    		 4 /8 T.S. Lupit
    0
    0
    		 0
    0
    		 0
    2
      8 /10
    -
    		 10 /10 T.S. Lionrock
    2
    0
    		 14
    0
    		 0
    7
      12 /10
    -
    		 14 /10 T. Kompasu
    0
    0
    		 20
    0
    		 0
    1
    2022 29 /6
    -
    		 3 /7 T. Chaba
    0
    0
    		 3
    0
    		 0
    7
      9 /8
    -
    		 10 /8 T.S. Mulan
    0
    0
    		 0
    0
    		 0
    2
      23 /8
    -
    		 25 /8 T. Ma-on
    0
    0
    		 1
    0
    		 0
    3
      16 /10
    -
    		 18 /10 T. Nesat
    0
    0
    		 8
    0
    		 0
    0
      30 /10
    -
    		 3 /11 S.T.S. Nalgae
    0
    0
    		 1
    0
    		 2
    0
    2023 15 /7
    -
    		 18 /7 T. Talim
    0
    0
    		 9
    0
    		 0
    5
      30 /8
    -
    		 2 /9 SuperT. Saola
    0
    0
    		 86
    0
    		 0
    19
      4 /9
    -
    		 8 /9 S.T. Haikui#
    2
    0
    		 144
    0
    		 0
    2
      4 /10
    -
    		 9 /10 S.T. Koinu
    0
    0
    		 29
    0
    		 0
    6
    2024 30 /5 - 1 /6 T.S. Maliksi 0 0 1 0 0 0
      3 /9 - 7 /9 SuperT. Yagi 0 0 9 0 0 3
      25 /10 - 27 /10 T. Trami 0 0 0 0 1 2
      8 /11 - 10 /11 SuperT. Yinxing 0 0 0 0 0 1
      11 /11 - 15 /11 T. Toraji 0 0 1 0 1 0
      18 /11 - 19 /11 SuperT. Man-yi 0 0 0 0 0 4 
    N.B.: Based on information supplied by relevant government departments and public utility companies. Damage reports in the local press were also examined and collated.

         * Data unavailable. 

         + Struck by lightning. 
         
         # Including rainstorm associated with its remnant

     

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