Super Typhoon Durian crossed the Philippines on November 30, 2006. The storm’s name comes from a pungent fruit native to Southeast Asia. In the Philippines, however, the typhoon was called Reming. The twelfth typhoon of the season, Durian followed track through the Philippines very similar to typhoons Xangsane, Cimaron, and Chebi earlier in the year. Durian caused substantial damage and triggered landslides and flooding from the heavy rain. According to the Red Cross, as of December 3, 2006, some 406 people in the Philippines had died from various causes directly linked to the typhoon, with some 398 people missing. The typhoon lost considerable power as it crossed the island chain and regained only a little strength as it crossed the South China Sea before coming ashore on mainland Asia in southern Vietnam.