Dot was the fifth typhoon in 1964 to pass near Hong Kong and the third to do so within a month.[1][2] Offshore the Crown colony, a ship reported sustained winds of 106 km/h (66 mph) and 5.1-meter (17 ft) seas.[1] A peak gust of 220 km/h (137 mph) was measured at Tates Cairn, with a peak hourly sustained wind of 157 km/h (97 mph).[3] The HKO documented gale-force winds for eight hours at their headquarters as Dot made landfall, punctuated by a maximum wind gust of 174 km/h (108 mph).[4] Dots rough surf detached ships from their moorings, driving two ships aground at Victoria Harbour and causing the loss of 30 junks.[5][1] Ninety fishing boats in total were lost.[6]:74 In the Hong Kong area, the most impacted locales including Sha Tin and Shau Kei Wan.[6]:90 The typhoons winds and rain damaged most buildings, brought down power lines, and blew out thousands of glass windows, causing many injuries.[7][8] Steel supports for signage and other structures were bent and broken by the strong wind.[9] Dot produced a peak rainfall total of 331.2 mm (13.04 in), ranking it among the wettest tropical cyclones in Hong Kongs history;[10] much of this rain fell within a 24-hour period.[8] Torrential rainfall from the typhoon set off landslides blocked roads and destroyed homes, burying at least 20 people.[1][11][12] Collapsing homes led to most of the casualties associated with Dot.[13] The floods forced thousands of people to seek shelter at public buildings, while hundreds of others were evacuated to higher ground.[14][7] According to the Royal Observatorys figures, Dots effects killed 26 people and injured 85 others; another 10 people were never accounted for.[6]:74 However, rescue officials at the time confirmed a death toll of at least 34 according to the Associated Press.[15] Most of the fatalities and missing were refugees from the Peoples Republic of China.[16] A dam failure caused by the storm killed several people at a refugee settlement.[17] Total property damage was estimated to be in the millions of [U.S.] dollars.[7] Heavy rains from Dot continued into Guangdong where they interfered with relief efforts concerning of a thousand homeless people.[2]