Across Hainan Island, the storm produced heavy rains and damaging winds that left eight cities without power or telephone service. Throughout Hainan, about 1,400 homes were destroyed and 60,000 more were damaged. Press reports indicated that two people died as a result of Typhoon Dot while another was listed as missing. Overall, damage in Hainan reached 170 million Renminbi ($45.1 million USD). Three rescue teams were deployed to the region to assist in recovery efforts. In nearby Guangxi Province, heavy rains caused additional flooding that destroyed 300 homes and injured eight people. However, these rains also helped alleviate drought conditions in the region. At Tai Mo Shan in Hong Kong, sustained winds from Dot reached and gusts peaked at 110 km/h (70 mph). More than 55,000 hectares (136,000 acres) of crops were flooded, the majority of which were rice fields.