The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau replaced the Typhoon Warning Signal No.8 with the Strong Wind Signal No.3 at 10 a.m. today.
Signal No.8 had been hoisted at 4:30 a.m. yesterday.
According to civil protection data, Typhoon Koinu spared Macau major damage and injuries. A total of 14 typhoon-related incidents and two injuries were reported during the typhoon, such as falling trees and signboards. No information on the two injuries has been released.
Only 13 people sought shelter in the government's emergency centres during the typhoon. The shelters were closed at 10 a.m.
The Macau International Airport recorded 148 flight cancellations, 22 delays and 50 schedule changes during the No.8 period.
According to the local observatory, gales and winds recorded in Macau reached between 8 and 10 on the Beaufort scale, which ranges from 0 to 12. On the wind force scale, 8 indicates gales, 9 indicates strong or severe gales and a storm.
The observatory said that the Strong Wind Signal No.3 would "remain in force for a period of time." No.3 was initially hoisted at 2 a.m. on Saturday.
At 1 p.m. Koinu was located about 120 km southwest of Macau, the observatory said.
The observatory said this morning that "Koinu has weakened into a severe tropical storm and continues to move westward and gradually away from Macau. However, rainbands related to Koinu are currently widely affecting the Pearl River Estuary and are expected to continue to bring strong winds and showers to Macau today," the observatory said.
The weather station warned that the Yellow Rainstorm Warning Signal remains in force, Yellow, the lowest on the three-level Rainstorm Warning Signal system, means that "rain has fallen or is expected to fall over extensive areas, exceeding 20 millimetres in an hour and is likely to continue," according to the SMG website. The two other rainstorm warning signals are Red (exceeding 50 millimetres of rain in an hour) and Black (exceeding 80 millimetres of rain in an hour).
Public bus transport and ferry services have gradually resumed service. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge was reopened after the lowering of the Typhoon Signal No.8. Schools remain closed today.
