What is left of Typhoon Fengshen has dissipated over eastern China, but the impacts of the storm are still being assessed. In the Philippines, as many as 1,700 people are feared dead after the storm brought winds as high as 100 mph, along with rough waves and rainfall of up to 2 feet. The rain triggered widespread flooding and mudslides, displacing tens of thousands of people. The confirmed death toll has reached 622. There are also hundreds of people missing after a ferry carrying 800 passengers sank during the storm.
From the Philippines, the storm defied forecasts and computer models, continuing to travel northwest rather than turning more northerly. The storm lashed Hong Kong on Wednesday, prompting the closure of the city's stock exchange and most schools. While the storm was only a tropical storm with 50 mph winds when it made landfall, it did produce flooding rainfall across eastern areas of Guangdong Province. Rainfall in just over 24 hours was 11.42 inches at Shenzhen, while Guangzhou--at times known by its English name of Canton--received 7.52 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. By AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Bob Tarr
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