What is Typhoon Bopha?
{{no sources|date=July 2014}} [[File:Bopha 2012-12-03 1712Z.jpg|thumb|upright|Typhoon Bopha, December 3, 2012]] '''Typhoon Bopha''' (aka '''Typhoon Pablo''') was a severe [[tropical cyclone]] in December 2012. It hit the [[Philippines]]. The typhoon struck [[Palau]] first. It destroyed homes and caused power outages. The storm did a lot of damage to the Philippine island of [[Mindanao]]. Over 600 deaths were reported. [[File:Cateel Municipal Gym after Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) - Flickr.jpg|thumb|Totally-damaged [[gymnasium]] [[building]] of [[Cateel]], a municipality or town of the eastern [[coast]] of Mindanao.]] The names ''Pablo'' and ''Bopha'' were retired because of the large number of deaths and the great destruction. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bopha}} [[Category:2012 disasters]] [[Category:2012 in Asia]] [[Category:2012 in weather]] [[Category:2010s in the Philippines]] [[Category:Deadly storms]] [[Category:Retired tropical cyclone names]] [[Category:Typhoons in the Philippines]] [[Category:Typhoons in Palau]] {{weather-stub}}