How many people died in the 1922 Swatow typhoon?

Published estimates put the death toll of the 1922 Swatow typhoon (27 July 1922) at 50,000.

When did the 1922 Swatow typhoon happen?

It occurred on 27 July 1922 in China.

Cyclone / Hurricane 1922 Historic

1922 Swatow typhoon

The 1922 Shantou Typhoon was a devastating tropical cyclone that caused thousands of deaths in the Chinese city of Shantou in August 1922. This death toll makes it one of the deadliest known typhoons in history.

27 July 1922 China · Asia 50,000 deaths

1922 Swatow typhoon (1922) — Cyclone / Hurricane in China — Generated report card · Global Incident Tracker

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