in Luzon resulted in the deaths of 12 people in Manila, and Philippine Airlines responded by suspending domestic air services. In response to flooding caused by Typhoon Abe and Typhoon Becky in the Philippines, President of the Philippines Corazon Aquino issued a proclamation declaring the existence of a state of public calamity for affected areas of the country. Parts of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan experienced high winds and heavy rainfall as Typhoon Abe passed nearby. Precipitation totals as high as and winds of 115 km/h (72 mph) were recorded in Ohara, and total forestry losses for Ishigaki totaled ¥500,000 yen (JPY, $3,000 USD). Some parts of Ishigaki experienced a suspension of their water supply, and about 800 households experienced power failures. Hundreds of millions of yen in agricultural losses, especially to sugar cane, occurred due to the typhoon, totaling ¥878.53 million yen (JPY, $6.0882 million USD), and losses in the water industry totaled an additional ¥12.02 million yen (JPY, $8,330 USD). The area also experienced airline flight cancellations, leaving thousands stranded while the storm passed. One person was drawn out to sea after winds of up to 110 km/h (70 mph) and high waves affected the coast. In Taiwan, one person was killed and six others were injured as Typhoon Abe traveled across the East China Sea. Approximately 70,000 households had their supply of electricity cut off, and floods and landslides occurred as a result of heavy rainfall. Early on August 31, Typhoon Abe made landfall over Zhejiang Province in China approximately south of Shanghai. In Zhejiang, where Abe was reportedly "the worst typhoon to hit the province in 34 years", casualties of the storm numbered in the hundreds, with 65 people rendered dead, 839 wounded, and an additional 45 reported missing. Significant flooding affected vast swaths of farmland and stranded about 660,000 people. Approximately a quarter of the province's population, about ten million people, was affected by the storm, which left 41,000 people without their homes and brought about the collapse of 21,800 houses. Additionally, about 1,000 ships at sea were destroyed, and the combined direct economic losses which resulted from Abe were about ¥3.5 billion yuan (RMB, 741.5–743 million USD). The adjacent province of Jiangsu also experienced significant impacts; 23 people died and hundreds of others were injured as a result of the storm. Houses suffered serious impacts, with 80,000 destroyed and 120,000 damaged. Over 1.34 million hectares