Typhoon Haitang 2005

Typhoon Haitang (known as Super Typhoon Feria in the Philippines) was the first super typhoon of the 2005 season in the northwestern Pacific. It reached peak winds of 260 km/h (160 mph) and caused over 18 serious injuries, with 15 confirmed deaths across Taiwan and mainland China. The total damage amounted to approximately $1.17 billion (2005 USD), mostly in mainland China.

The system formed on July 11 as a depression west of Marcus Island, Japan. By July 13, it became a tropical storm named "Haitang," meaning flowering crabapple. It strengthened into a typhoon the next day and entered the Philippine area of responsibility, where it was renamed Feria. On July 17, it reached Category 5 strength but weakened to Category 3 before landfall in Taiwan on July 18 near Hualien City. The typhoon caused flash floods, landslides, and significant destruction across Taiwan, including uprooted trees, power outages, and evacuations of over 1,500 people.

Haitang re-entered the South China Sea as a tropical storm and made its second landfall near Wenzhou, China, on July 19. It dissipated after moving inland, with PAGASA ceasing advisories by July 20 in Jiangxi Province. In Taiwan, two women were found dead, a man was killed by falling rocks, and another individual was swept away by water. In mainland China, an estimated 15 million people were affected, with 2,151 homes destroyed, over 262 km (163.4 mi) of roads washed out, and thousands of power lines downed, resulting in infrastructure damage totaling ¥8 billion (US$1.17 billion).