▁the ▁dangerous ▁se as . ▁As ▁the ▁storm ▁ne ared ▁land fall ▁in ▁China , ▁two ▁ships ▁became ▁str and ed ▁over ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁Sea ▁and ▁sent ▁out ▁dist ress ▁signals . ▁ ▁Pass ing ▁within ▁ 9 5   km ▁( 6 0   mi ) ▁of ▁Taiwan , ▁the ▁storm ▁brought ▁g ale - force ▁wind s ▁and ▁tor r ential ▁rain ▁to ▁the ▁island . ▁A ▁peak ▁g ust ▁of ▁ ▁was ▁measured ▁in ▁T ung chi , ▁P eng hu ▁Islands . ▁The ▁most ▁significant ▁impact s ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁ra ins , ▁which ▁amount ed ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁S ink ong ▁over ▁a ▁ 2 0 ‑ hour ▁span . ▁W ides p read ▁flo oding ▁and ▁many ▁land sl ides ▁destroyed ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 , 0 0 0   hom es , ▁and ▁was hed ▁out ▁brid ges , ▁roads , ▁and ▁rail ro ads . ▁Tw elve ▁people ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁and ▁twenty - e ight ▁others ▁were ▁reported ▁missing . ▁Additionally , ▁ 8 , 0 0 0   people ▁were ▁left ▁hom eless . ▁In ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁the ▁ty ph oon ▁produced ▁g ust y ▁wind s , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁ 9 5   km / h ▁( 6 0   m ph ), ▁though ▁no ▁ra inf all ▁was ▁recorded . ▁Although ▁N ora ▁struck ▁China ▁as ▁a ▁ty ph oon , ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁reports ▁of ▁damage ▁received . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Pacific