The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) replaced the No.8 tropical cyclone signal with the No.3 signal at 3 p.m. today as Typhoon "Saola" was moving away from the city.
During the super typhoon, the observatory had successively issued the No.9 and No.19 signals, Macau highest signals in its five-level (No.1, No.3, No.8, No.9, No.10) tropical cyclone warning system.
No.3 means that that under the influence of a tropical cyclone, winds with a sustained speed of 41 to 62 km/h are expected or blowing and gusts may exceed 110 km/h in Macao.According to the weather station, Saola was located west-southwest of Macau at 3 p.m.
According to statements by the government's civil protection authorities, six people sustained typhoon-related injuries and 247 people sought shelter in the government's 17 emergency reception centres.
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak, who heads the city's civil protection authorities, told reporters yesterday that the typhoon's impact "was less than expected".
Floods reached about 0.5 metres above road level. The bureau cancelled its storm surge warning at 1:30 p.m. today.
Macau's public bus and ferry services, casinos, restaurants, shops and mainland border checkpoints have started to gradually resume services.
Meanwhile, all storm warning signals were cancelled at midnight today.
