Typhoon Ellen dissipated after destroying hundreds of homes across Hong Kong and the Philippines.

Typhoon Ellen (1983)

Pacific typhoon in 1983

Typhoon Ellen, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Herming, was considered the worst typhoon to hit China since 1979. Typhoon Ellen was first noted as a tropical disturbance east of the International Date Line on August 26, 1983, and became a tropical storm soon after…