[steve86]

Two latest published estimates I’ve seen are 10,000 and 12,000 dead. More than a “few thousand”.

At 870 to 885 mb, I’m willing to believe the measured winds aloft while offshore was correct, considering it was averaged over a very short period of time and unobstructed by land.

[justa-hairyape]

This is what a real monster storm does in that part of the world.

1970 Cyclone Killed One Million People