km / h ▁( 1 8 5   m ph ) ▁and ▁a ▁pressure ▁of ▁ 8 7 7   mb ▁( h Pa ; ▁ 2 5 . 9 1   in H g ), ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁most - int ense ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁on ▁record ▁( al ong side ▁Ty ph oon ▁I da ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁at ▁the ▁time ; ▁however , ▁this ▁pressure ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁sur pass ed ▁by ▁three ▁other ▁ty ph o ons ▁and ▁one ▁h urr icane . ▁The ▁ty ph oon ▁subsequently ▁weak ened ▁and ▁turned ▁north west ward ▁as ▁it ▁approached ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁After ▁br ushing ▁Lu zon ▁on ▁October   7 , ▁the ▁system ▁passed ▁south ▁of ▁Taiwan ▁and ▁ultimately ▁made ▁land fall ▁in ▁China ▁on ▁October   1 0 . ▁Once ▁on sh ore , ▁N ora ▁quickly ▁weak ened ▁and ▁diss ip ated ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁Philippines ▁and ▁Taiwan ▁sust ained ▁the ▁most ▁extensive ▁losses ▁from ▁Ty ph oon ▁N ora , ▁with ▁ 3 6   people ▁losing ▁their ▁lives ▁collect ively . ▁In ▁the ▁former , ▁more ▁than ▁ 1   mill ion ▁residents ▁were ▁left ▁hom eless ▁as ▁high ▁wind s ▁and ▁flo oding ▁w reck ed ▁homes . ▁Dam age ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁reached ▁$ 2   mill ion ▁( 1 9 7 3   US D ). ▁In ▁Taiwan , ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 0 0 0   hom es ▁were ▁destroyed ▁and ▁ 8