 Heavy rainfall in Shanghai flooded 84 city streets ; in some locations insufficient water drainage left homes and apartments flooded , with a total of 20 @,@ 000 houses reporting flooding . The flooding also closed the city subway system for a few hours . Strong winds downed 2 @,@ 700 trees and 400 power lines in the city . The typhoon damaged a construction site in the city , leaving three injured and one person killed . Throughout the city an estimated 15 @,@ 000 houses were destroyed . Additionally , four people were electrocuted as a result of the flooding . In Shanghai alone , damage totaled $ 1 @.@ 33 billion ( 2005 CNY , $ 164 @.@ 5 million 2005 USD ) ; seven people died in the city . 
