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1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon
The 1937 Great Hong Kong Typhoon was an unnamed typhoon in Hong Kong on 2 September 1937. It was one of the worst typhoons in Hong Kong history killing 11,000 people.〔Strzepek, Kenneth M., Smith, Joel B. () (1995). As Climate Changes: International Impacts and Implications. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-46796-9.〕 In Macau, 21 people died by this typhoon 〔needs reference〕
==History==
Victoria Harbour at the time was the seventh busiest in the world.〔 It was always busy with sampans, junks, ferries, cargo ships, ocean liners, yachts and warships. The typhoon wind was so strong that observatory instruments capable of registering winds up to 125 mph broke down.〔''Time'' magazine. "(Time magazine 1937 account )." ''Hong Kong Typhoon: Monday, Sep. 13, 1937.'' Retrieved on 2007-12-19.〕 Hong Kong Observatory have since recorded the wind with a mean wind average of 59 knots, 68 mph, 109 km/h. The maximum gust was at 130 knots, 149 mph, 240 km/h.〔HK weather gov. "(Typhoon Wanda 27 August to 2 September 1962 )." ''Typhoon Wanda and other winds.'' Retrieved on 2007-12-19.〕 The piston of the anemometer hit the stops at and the true maximum gust could not be recorded.〔 The typhoon was so powerful that it caused a 9.1 meter tidal wave that swept through the villages of Taipo and Shatin. The villages suffered massive damage and many fatalities 〔http://www.hurricanescience.org/history/storms/1930s/HongKong/〕
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