Typhoon Ewiniar (2006)

Typhoon Ewiniar (international designation: 0603, JTWC designation: 04W, designated Typhoon Ester by PAGASA and sometimes called Super Typhoon Ewiniar) was the third named storm of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season and one that lasted for twelve days as a tropical cyclone, moving on a generally northward track. During its lifespan, it affected Palau, Yap, eastern China, the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, South Korea as well as North Korea, briefly threatening to make landfall in North Korea before doing so in South Korea. Ewiniar is responsible for at least 40 deaths.