1. BILLIE. Areas Affected: Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Southern Japan.
Taiwan: BILLIE left one dead, more than 100 persons homeless, and about $500,000 worth of property damage in Taiwan's eastern areas. Also, one-third of Taipei was flooded, leaving 10,000 persons homeless in the city.
The following is a description of damage sustained in the capital city:
Extensive areas of Taipei were flooded long after the typhoon struck.
Hundreds of shanty-type dwellings were destroyed.
Muddy waters invaded thousands of more substantial homes in outlying areas.
Numerous persons were forced to hurriedly evacuate during the night.
Parts of Chuncshan road, the city's main thoroughfare, were submerged for several days.
Ryukyu Islands: The typhoon lashed Ishigaki, in the southern Ryukyu chain, leaving 16 homes destroyed, 49 partially destroyed, crops seriously damaged and four vessels missing.
Southern Japan: The dead from a week of torrential rains on the fringes of the typhoon rose to 45, with 75 injured, 16 missing and more than 65,000 homes destroyed, damaged or flooded.
2. ELLEN. Area Affected: Southern Japan.
Southern Japan: Typhoon ELLEN battered Southern Japan
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