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Several weather stations along the coast of [[Japan]] recorded 80 mph winds with gusts reaching 113 mph. Helen's heavy rains disupted air, sea, and land transport and caused flashflooding that left 38 people dead and over 70,000 homes and buildings damaged or destroyed. Helen also spawned a rare tornado that touched down north of [[Tokyo]], destroying eight homes.<ref>http://www.npmoc.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1972atcr/pdf/wnp/20.pdf</ref> Offshore, nine cargo ships ran aground and two fishing boats sank drowning 24 crewmen.
Helen's second landfall was in [[Hokkaido]] as a tropical depression on [[September 17]]. The heavy rains as high as 31 inches from the system caused flashfloods and landslides that left eight dead and two missing. Helen also generated waves that killed two people in [[South Korea]].
In all, Typhoon Helen left 72 dead and caused $102 million in damage (1972 USD, $436 million 2005 USD), making Helen the most destructive typhoon to strike [[Japan]] during the 1972 season.
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