The no. 8 signal was hoisted for more than 14 hours yesterday as Typhoon Talim came close to the territory, but there were few reports of damage.
Macao Typhoon
Schools, government offices and banks are suspended and winds with gusts potentially exceeding 180 kilometres per hour are affecting the territory.
Gate, which should prevent type of flooding caused by super typhoons in 2017 and 2018, would cost ‘billions of patacas’ says Public Works Secretary.
In the event, tropical cyclone inflicted little disruption, but forecasters had feared it might strike the city directly.
Macao should expect unsettled weather over next couple of days, with occasional showers and strong winds at times.
At nearly 7 pm, Nalgae was located about 140 kilometres southeast of Macao, moving towards west of Pearl River Estuary.
Typhoon headed for Guangdong coast; Signal No 8 may be raised tomorrow.
Cloud cover will increase in the following two days with a few showery patches as temperature is predicted to gradually fall to 17 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
All signals will be cancelled this evening as winds in Macao weaken further; city will suffer heavy rain until tomorrow.
