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1922: A typhoon made landfall near Swatow, China late at night, killing 50,000 of the city's 65,000 residents.

1985: Delta Air Lines Flight 191 crashed due to microburst-induced wind shear, killing 134 of the 163 on board, as well as one person on the ground.

2005: Air France Flight 358 overran the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport while attempting to land in a thunderstorm. The aircraft was destroyed in the crash and subsequent fire, but all aboard survived.

2012: Typhoon Damrey made landfall over Jiangsu in northern China, just a few hours before Typhoon Saola struck Fujian in southern part of the country. The two storms together killed more than 100 people.