At the storm's height, 749,621 households lost power while 24,817 lost telephone service. In Hualien County, a man was killed after being struck in the head by an iron bar that crashed into his home; 33 others were injured in the county. At least one home collapsed and six others were damaged in the county. High waves broke a stretch of a levee near ChiAnn, a coastal community in Hualien, and flooded nearby homes. Part of the entrance to the Hualien Martyrs Shrine collapsed amid strong winds. Billboards and trees fell across Hualien City, littering the streets with debris. Elsewhere on the island, 13 others sustained injuries and one person was reported missing. In Chiayi City, a bus and truck collided, injuring 16 and on Provincial Highway 16, 11 people were injured when their coach bus crashed into a telephone pole. It is unknown how much, if any, of a role the typhoon was in these accidents. In Kaohsiung, a concrete slab was torn off a building and wedged into a high rise apartment. One woman died after being swept away by flash flooding in the central town of Hoping. Within the Alishan National Scenic Area 106 landslides occurred, covering an area of 1.29 km2 (0.8 mi2). Along the coast, a 7,000 ton cargo vessel broke loose from its mooring and drifted for before running aground and breaking apart.