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| image location=talim typhoon.jpg | image name=Typhoon Talim approaching Taiwan, August 30, 2005 | duration=August 26|Aug. 26 - September 1|Sept. 1 | highest winds=145 miles per hour|mph (230 kilometres per hour|km/h) | total damages (USD)=$1.5 billion (2005 USD) | total fatalities=36 direct | areas affected=Taiwan, China | hurricane season=2005 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Talim (Isang) is a tropical cyclone that passed over Taiwan on the night of August 31 - September 1, 2005, and over Mainland China on September 2. At maximum intensity, Talim was a Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale|category 4 storm. The name of the typhoon comes from the Tagalog term Talim, which means 'sharpness'. An elderly man is reported to have died from the storm after he slipped into a pond. At least 7 people were reported killed in the storm. The typhoon left the island later that day and headed towards China. Typhoon Talim is the second storm of such strength to hit Taiwan this year, the first time since 1994. More than 15 million people were affected by the storm. At least 110 people were reported dead in eastern China, mainly because of floods and landslides. A further 28 people are reported missing. More than 150,000 people were evacuated, and thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed. The Ministry of Civil Affairs in China reported that the typhoon caused 12.19 billion yuan (about USD$1.5 billion) of economic losses. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/05/content_3447304.htm 1 In the Philippines, no one was reported hurt, missing, or dead, but heavy rains were experienced as Talim lashed through the island of Luzon. commons|Typhoon Talim
Image:TYTalimTrack.gif|thumb|250px|Path of Typhoon Talim hurricane-stub Category:Pacific typhoons|Talim (2005) Category:2005 Pacific typhoon season|Talim (Isang) Category:Category 4 hurricanes|Talim (2005) Category:History of Taiwan Category:History of China de:Taifun Talim fr:Typhon Talim zh:???????????? This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Typhoon Talim".
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