Worst-hit were low-lying districts such as Kushan and Sanmin, where the waters rose to cover the entire first-floor level. In all, 3600 buildings throughout the city were swamped. Underground parking-lots became underground reservoirs, and flooded transformer boxes blew out, cutting off electricity and water supplies to many buildings. In one dreadful incident, someone actually drowned while trying to get downstairs by elevator.
災情最慘重的，首推地處低窪的高市鼓山、三民等區，水深高達一層樓；其他區段亦無法倖免，總計有三千六百多棟建築物底層慘遭水噬，更慘的是地下停車場變成水庫，變電箱進水後亦導致大樓停水停電，並發生住戶搭乘電梯下樓，卻在電梯中溺斃的不幸事件。