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This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from July 20, 2003, shows Super Typhoon Imbudo engulfing the Philippines (left edge). The storm was moving northwest toward China, and on July 21, had sustained winds of 150 mph, with gusts up to 184.
Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
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The super typhoon headed for Guangdong province after lashing Taiwan and northern Luzon in the Philippines.
Tens of thousands of people fled to safety as blazes spread throughout the country’s Biobío and Ñuble regions.
Widespread flooding affected tens of thousands of people after cyclones Fytia and Gezani drenched the island.
