Lucena City. The worst effects of the storm were felt in Matnog, where 287 people drowned due to storm surge. In nearby Verla, 61 fatalities occurred, where 98% of the city's buildings were damaged or destroyed and its supply of drinking water was cut off. Throughout the Sorsogon province, 80% of all crops were destroyed and 90% of all homes were either damaged or destroyed. Province-wide, 400 people died. In the Albay province, 73 people were killed. Throughout both the Albay and Sorsogon provinces combined, 80% of all schools and 50% of all public buildings were demolished. Elsewhere, seven casualties occurred in the Laguna province, while one person perished each in San Pablo, Batangas, Marinduque and Mindoro Oriental. Thirty-two people were killed in the Camarines Sur province and 23 other people died in Camarines Norte. Five others were killed in the Masbate province, and one died in Marinduque. In Boac, the capital of Marinduque, 80% of all dwellings lost their roofs and damage was severe to churches, schools and city buildings. In Bacacay, situated to the southeast of Legaspi, all but 15 of the town's 200 dwellings were leveled. Although there were no deaths, Samar Island also suffered severe damage. Offshore, five fisherman perished and a tugboat and cargo ship were rendered missing due to rough seas. Nina also brought widespread power outages to most of Luzon; consequently, trading on the nation's two biggest stock exchange was suspended for November 26. Overall, around 114,000 persons were evacuated to shelters, 153,339 were listed homeless, and 1,075 were wounded. A total of 90,173 homes were demolished due to Nina while an additional 109,633 were partially destroyed. Nationwide, 979 people were killed. In all, damage from the storm totaled $54.5 million (1987 USD), $7.9 million of which occurred along the Bicol Region. Hong Kong and Macau Although Nina was rapidly weakening over the South China Sea, the storm brought of rain to Hong Kong, prompting a tropical cyclone signal for nearby Macau. China Aftermath Due to the damage wrought by Nina, President Corazon Aquino declared four Luzon provinces a disaster area. Initially, only 11 provinces were declared a state of emergency, but by November 29, this total increased to 17. United States Ambassador Nicholas Platt released $25,000 in emergency aid and sent officials to help with relief efforts. The American Red Cross also provided $24,000 worth of aid to post-storm victims. The Roman