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Macau issues T3 signal after Pakhar lands closer than expected to city still reeling from deadly Typhoon Hato

Wind speeds exceeding 70km per hour recorded

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Macau’s Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau upgraded the signal at 6am on Sunday as Pakhar approached the south China coast. Photo: AFP
A No 3 warning signal has been issued for Macau as severe tropical storm after Pakhar arrived closer than expected to the casino city, still reeling from deadly Typhoon Hato.
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Macau’s Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau published a bulletin saying it had replaced its T8 signal, in effect from Sunday morning, with a lower No 3 signal at 1pm.

The bureau also said there was a higher chance it would issue a red storm surge warning as wind speeds exceeding 70km per hour had been recorded.

Pakhar landed at Taishan – a city some 77km west of Macau – at around 9am, the bureau said.

At 8am, the tropical cyclone was centred around 40km southwest of Macau.

Chinese soldiers on the front line as Macau faces new threat from Severe Tropical Storm Pakhar

A yellow storm surge warning took effect at 9am, two hours earlier than expected.

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