Typhoon Krovanh (also known in the Philippines as Typhoon Marilyn), was a very catastrophic and intense typhoon, as well as being one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded in history. Typhoon Krovanh decimated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines and Taiwan during early to late September, 2015. It is considered as the deadliest and costliest tropical cyclone to hit the Philippines, until later beaten by Super Typhoon Choi-wan two months later. The Typhoon also struck a major metropolitan area two weeks after a major earthquake hit.