A slight weakening of the subtropical ridge brought Peggy northward, where it hit southeastern China as a 55 knots (102 km/h; 63 mph) tropical storm on July 11.

A slight weakening of the subtropical ridge brought Peggy more northward, where it hit southeastern China as a 55 kn (102 km/h) tropical storm on the July 11.

Farther north, in Saipan of the Northern Mariana Islands, downed transmission lines forced authorities to discontinue power as a safety precaution.

[10] Outside the city, high winds blew down houses and a landslide hit a mining camp, forcing residents to seek refuge in a school and gymnasium.

[12] The Philippine Navy sent two amphibious trucks as well as several small boats to aid in the evacuation of 10,500 families from Cavite and the fishing village of Navotas.

[13] Initial reports suggested 247,246 people across 41,216 families in all fled their flooded homes and took shelter in evacuation centers across the provinces of Beguet, Pangasinan, La Union, Cavite, and Rizal, as well as metropolitan Manila.

[14] Joker Arroyo, aide to then-President Corazon Aquino, blamed severe flooding in Manila on the "inefficient drainage system inherited from the previous administration" of Ferdinand Marcos, who was overthrown in a revolt five months prior.

[17] As Peggy threatened to impact Hong Kong, schools and businesses were shut down, bus and ferry services were suspended, and 12 flights were cancelled at Kai Tak International Airport.

[14] Though the cyclone passed about 130 km (80 mi) east of the city, wind gusts up to 78 knots (144 km/h; 90 mph) were recorded at Tate's Cairn and rainfall totals that reached 449 millimetres (17.7 in) in Tai Mo Shan.

[25] Farthest northeast, on the outskirts of Shanghai, the biggest tornado in 30 years swept through 20 villages and flattened about 1,300 homes, leaving 31 people dead and 690 more injured.

[15] Offshore, a British naval vessel rescued 15 Taiwanese seamen after their 1,411-ton freighter, Hwa Lie, carrying electronic equipment and textiles from Taiwan to Hong Kong sank in rough seas.