Typhoon Fred (Luding) 1991 Pacific typhoon season
typhoon fred organized monsoon trough situated east of central philippines, depression formed on august 11. depression moved across northern luzon island, upon entering south china sea depression upgraded tropical storm fred. fred reached typhoon intensity on august 14 storm moved south of hong kong. typhoon fred reached peak intensity of 110 mph (180 km/h) shortly before moving across hainan island. fred turned southwest across gulf of tonkin , made final landfall in northern vietnam before dissipating. typhoon fred moved south of hong kong oil rig support barge db29 sank 195 people on board; 22 people on board ship killed. on hainan island heavy flooding , landslides fred s rains killed 16 people.
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