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Typhoon Wukong

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The name Wukong has been used to name three tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was submitted by the People's Republic of China and refers to Sun Wukong, a character in a Chinese epic.

  • Typhoon Wukong (2000) (T0016, 23W, Maring) – affected Hainan and Indochina.
  • Tropical Storm Wukong (2006) (T0610, 11W) – impacted southern Japan.
  • Tropical Storm Wukong (2012) (T1225, 27W, Quinta) – brought flash floods to the Philippines during Christmas 2012.

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