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TIL about Typhoon Yunya which hit the Philippines on 15 June 1991 coincided with the eruption of Mt Pinatubo.Most of the ash was blown to the west southwest over an area across the South China Sea; ash dusted parts of Indochina, more than 1,200 km away.It claimed 847 deaths & caused $700M in damages

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