High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Super Typhoon Nina (international designation: 7503, JTWC designation: 04W, PAGASA name: Bebeng) was a short-lived but intense super typhoon that caused catastrophic damage and loss of life in China after causing the Banqiao Dam to collapse. Over 171,000 people died because of the resulting floods, making it one of the deadliest tropical cyclones recorded in history. The collapse of the dam due to heavy floods also caused a string of smaller dams to collapse, adding more damage by the typhoon.