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Pangasinan, including two people in Manaoag that were electrocuted while wading through floodwaters ridden with downed electrical wires, and two men that were electrocuted in Tondo while climbing a steel ladder. Eight other fatalities occurred throughout the provinces of Pampanga and Zambales. The Office of Civil Defense noted that 68,428 citizens spread throughout 11,388 families were evacuated from their submerged homes in the fishing town of Malabon. In Manila, schools and offices were closed, flooded streets delayed or stopped traffic, and wide areas of the city were without power as officials feared the spread of fire and downed power poles. At least 25 people were killed in the suburb of Quezon City, including four that were crushed in a shack. Domestic flights to northern provinces were canceled by Philippines Airlines in the aftermath of destroyed bridges, flooded roads, and landslides. One man was killed in the capital's suburb, Parañaque. The Philippine Navy sent two amphibious trucks as well as several small boats to aid in the evacuation of 10,500 families from Cavite and the fishing village of Navotas. Alert levels were raised at the United States Clark Air Base, though operations continued as normal there. At least 29 people died between the Benguet and Mountain provinces. Initial reports suggested 247,246 people across 41,216 families in all fled their flooded homes and took shelter in evacuation centers across the provinces of Beguet, Pangasinan, La Union, Cavite, and Rizal, as well as metropolitan Manila. At least 1,624 houses were damaged or destroyed, leaving 9,744 people homeless. Within ten towns in Nueva Ecija province, another 116,420 people in 19,405 families sought refuge in churches, schools, and municipal halls. In three northern provinces, the total cost of damage topped $ 10.6 million. Joker Arroyo, aide to then-President Corazon Aquino, blamed severe flooding in Manila on the "inefficient drainage system inherited from the previous administration" of Ferdinand Marcos, who was overthrown in a revolt five months prior. Total crop losses in the Philippines approached $ 27 million, while property damage was estimated at $ 4.5 million. In total, Peggy caused 109 casualties and $ 31.5 million in damage.
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cyclone passed about 130 km (80 mi) east of the city, wind gusts up to 78 knots (144 km/h; 90 mph) were recorded at Tate's Cairn and rainfall totals that reached 449 millimetres (17.7 in) in Tai Mo Shan. These winds and torrential rainfall led to a landslide, partially collapsed a road, downed several trees, and resulted in flooding. Throughout
Guangdong, approximately 264,000 houses were destroyed and more than 100,000 others were damaged. Officials estimated that some 785 villages were left in complete ruin and would have to be rebuilt. Around 2,542 miles of high-tension wires were damaged, and litch and sugar canes were flattened. About 1.35 million acres of farmland, a majority of that rice-paddy fields, was flooded; 2,200 bridges were collapsed and 600 miles of telephone lines were downed. At least 172 people were killed and an additional 1,250 were injured. Up to 510,000 people were stranded throughout the province, including 7,000 stranded in the city of Shantou and 100,000 stranded in the town of Meichen after the Meijiang River overflowed its banks. and more than 2 million servicemen and civilians worked tirelessly to restore normal activities. Early estimates put the amount of grain damaged throughout Haifeng and Lufeng counties around 100,000 short tons (91,000 t), and an official estimated that losses throughout Guangdong reached $ 470 million. Thousands of people were mobilized for emergency services. Farthest northeast, on the outskirts of
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on July 9 as a 90 knots (170 km/h; 100 mph) typhoon. A slight weakening of the subtropical ridge brought Peggy northward, where it hit southeastern China as a 55 knots (102 km/h; 63 mph) tropical storm on July 11. It weakened and later dissipated into a remnant low on
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