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TIL that the worst all-time storm (wind speed) is Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, 2013 (aka Yolanda). No other storm got to 315km/h (195mph) and sustained it for 1 minute. Damage included ~8,000 dead and missing people. Post-storm, some regions were on the brink of Anarchy and looting was common.

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