Typhoon Brenda (1989)
{{Short description|Pacific typhoon in 1989}}
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| name = Typhoon Brenda (Bining)
| image = Brenda May 19 1989 2344Z.png
| caption = Typhoon Brenda at peak intensity, approaching southern China on May 19
| formed = May 14, 1989
| dissipated = May 21, 1989
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| winds = 65
| pressure = 970
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| winds = 75
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| basin = WPac
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| year = 1989
| fatalities = 104 total
| missing = 40–53
| damage = 2860000
| damage-suffix =
Philippine total only
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| season = 1989 Pacific typhoon season
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Typhoon Brenda, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Bining, caused significant loss of life in the Philippines and China in May 1989.
Meteorological history
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A tropical depression which formed in the monsoon trough on May 14 became a tropical storm on May 16 and was named Brenda. Brenda struck Samar Island, then southern Luzon in the Philippines that day. Due to the cyclone's proximity to the Philippines, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration also monitored the storm and assigned it with the local name Bining.
After Brenda struck the Philippines, Brenda became a typhoon and reached a peak of {{convert|85|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} winds. After peaking, Brenda made landfall in southern China on May 20. Brenda weakened to a tropical depression and dissipated on the mext day.
Preparations and impact
=Philippines=
On May 16, storm warnings were issued for 20 provinces across the Philippines as Brenda approached the country. Multiple commercial vessels were kept at port until the storm passed.{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/d62bb5e7f69ed7f094405dab3e7fbc85 |publisher=Associated Press|date=May 16, 1989 |title=Storm Brenda Intensifies, Nears Central Philippines|location=Manila, Philippines |accessdate=October 21, 2013}} At least 50 domestic Philippine Airlines flights were canceled and international flights were diverted to airports not in the path of the typhoon.{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Merced Sun-Star|date=May 18, 1989|accessdate=March 12, 2013|title=South China Sea is raked by storm|location=Manila, Philippines|page=38|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AmFjAAAAIBAJ&dq=tropical%20storm%20brenda&pg=6654%2C3873433}}
Strong winds produced by Brenda caused widespread disruption from the Visayas through Luzon, downing numerous trees and power lines. Significant power disruption occurred in the Bicol Region as well as the Central Visayas. Three people were killed in Manila after a car was thrown into a bus by strong winds. On May 16, during the filming of Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection, a helicopter crashed roughly 45 km (30 mi) south of Manila, killing five people and injuring four others. The crash was associated with strong winds from Brenda that made flying difficult.{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|publisher=The Deseret News|date=May 17, 1989|accessdate=March 12, 2013|title=Movie crew didn't realize at first that fatal copter crash was for real|page=2|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1N4oAAAAIBAJ&dq=tropical%20storm%20brenda&pg=1995%2C342597}}{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 20, 1995|access-date=March 12, 2013|title=Deaths on Movie Sets : Some fatal accidents on movie sets|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-20-me-16096-story.html}}
Flooding triggered by the storm prompted officials to evacuate over 5,700 people.
Rough seas associated with the typhoon were responsible for several incidents across the Philippines. Two people drowned and thirteen others were reported missing after a motor launch capsized roughly 320 km (200 mi) east of Manila. Off the coast of Calavite Island, 23 people went missing after the cargo vessel MV Zambales sank. In Albay Province, the Corazon-II sank while berthed at the Tobaco town pier. Additionally, the five-ton vessel Albert sank off the southern tip of Luzon with five crewmen. The crew reportedly drifted at sea for three days before tying a makeshift raft to a sea turtle which towed them to safety.{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Ocala Star-Banner|date=May 21, 1989|accessdate=March 12, 2013|title=Sea turtle reportedly saves storm survivors|location=Manila, Philippines|page=4|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ob9PAAAAIBAJ&dq=tropical%20storm%20brenda&pg=6788%2C5313012}}
Throughout the Philippines 13–19 people were killed by the storm while another 40–53 were reported missing.{{cite news|work=United Press International|publisher=Lodi News-Sentenial|date=May 19, 1989|accessdate=March 12, 2013|title=Tropical storm Brenda rips Philippine coastline|location=Manila, Philippines|page=9|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fpkzAAAAIBAJ&dq=tropical%20storm%20brenda&pg=5841%2C2681839}} A total of 652 homes were destroyed while another 4,392 were damaged. Losses from the storm amounted to 73 million pesos (US$2.86 million).{{cite web|url=http://baseportal.com/cgi-bin/baseportal.pl?htx=/miso/typhoons&range=100,20|title=Destructive Typhoons 1970-2003|date=November 9, 2004|publisher=National Disaster Coordinating Council|access-date=March 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041109182017/http://baseportal.com/cgi-bin/baseportal.pl?htx=%2Fmiso%2Ftyphoons&range=100%2C20|archive-date=November 9, 2004|url-status=dead}}
= Hong Kong =
On May 20, {{convert|322.8|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain fell in Hong Kong, marking the second-wettest day in May on record as well as the eighth-wettest day overall.{{cite journal|author=Mervyn R. Peart|publisher=Hong Kong Meteorological Society; Department of Geography and Geology, University of Hong Kong|year=1991 |accessdate=October 21, 2013|journal=Hong Kong Meteorological Society Bulletin|volume=1|number=1|title=Storm period variation of rainfall pH: the example of Typhoon Brenda, May 1989|url=http://www.meteorology.org.hk/bulletin/Vol01.1_1991.pdf|pages=10}}
That same day in Beijing, which was in the midst of the 1989 student movement, martial law was declared. Protests in support of the Beijing movement were planned and proceeded in Hong Kong in spite of the typhoon.{{cite web|work=New York Times|date=May 21, 1989|accessdate=March 25, 2022|title=UPHEAVAL IN CHINA; Hong Kong Turns Out in Protest Against Its Once and Future Ruler|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/21/world/upheaval-china-hong-kong-turns-protest-against-its-once-future-ruler.html}}
In the Lam Tsuen Valley, unusually heavy rains produced by the storm triggered 31 landslides.{{cite web|author=Mervyn R. Peart|work=Department of Geography and Geology, University of Hong Kong|publisher=International Association of Hydrological Sciences|date=July 1992|accessdate=March 13, 2013|title=Landslides, degradation and erosion in Hong Kong|url=http://iahs.info/redbooks/a209/iahs_209_0447.pdf}}
= China =
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See also
{{Portal|Tropical cyclones}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/ Japan Meteorological Agency]
- [http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC/ Joint Typhoon Warning Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809201922/http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC/ |date=2015-08-09 }}
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