Impact
| Costliest Pacific typhoons |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Typhoon | Season | Damages | 2013 USD | |
| 1 | Mireille | 1991 | $10 billion | $16.9 billion | |
| 2 | Songda | 2004 | $9 billion | $10.9 billion | |
| 3 | Prapiroon | 2000 | $6 billion | $8 billion | |
| 4 | Bart | 1999 | $5 billion | $6.89 billion | |
| 5 | Maemi | 2003 | $4.5 billion | $5.62 billion | |
| 6 | Bilis | 2006 | $4.4 billion | $5.01 billion | |
| 7 | Rusa | 2002 | $4.2 billion | $5.36 billion | |
| 8 | Flo | 1990 | $4 billion | $7.03 billion | |
| 9 | Winnie | 1997 | $3.2 billion | $4.58 billion | |
| 10 | Saomai | 2006 | $2.51 billion | $2.86 billion | |
Maemi killed 117 people and left $4.1 billion in damage, making it the worst typhoon ever to hit the Korean Peninsula.
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