 Across the Philippines , Irving battered a dozen provinces in the southern section of Luzon , toppling trees and ripping off rooftops . Moreover , the storm also uprooted trees , downed power and telephone lines , triggered landslides and forced the cancellation of several domestic airline flights on Thursday . Schools were closed . Irving wrecked 7 @,@ 890 houses in Albay and Sorsogon provinces alone . As a result , 23 @,@ 101 families , or about 138 @,@ 500 people were listed as homeless . A total of 37 perished and three others were rendered as missing . Most of the casualties occurred when people were downed by falling trees or falling debris . Two people perished due to a landslide southeast of Manila . Moreover , 15 people died in the Batangas City , where electrical and water supplies was cut for two days . Twenty @-@ three were wounded . However , damage to crops , especially rice , was minor . Damage in the Philippines totaled to $ 13 million . The nations ' president order for the release of $ 294 @,@ 000 in aid . Upon making landfall in China , winds gusted to 53 knots ( 98 km / h ) at Lei Yue Mun in Hong Kong . In all , 49 died due to Irving . 
