Video: Effects of Typhoon Hato in Macau




Typhoon Hato flooded and devastated the bustling city of Macau on Wednesday where at least nine people were killed.  They city was largely unprepared for the signal number 10 typhoon. Macau’s government rated Hato only a signal 3 typhoon, although Hong Kong had earlier rated it as signal number 10.

Many residents and tourists complained that the government was woefully unprepared for Typhoon Hato and its destructive winds of more than 200 kph (124 mph).

Macau’s government broadcaster TDM said Typhoon Hato, a maximum signal 10 storm, was the strongest since 1968 to hit the world’s biggest gambling center, home to around 600,000 people.

In these videos taken by Eagle News Service correspondent in Macau, Karen Faith Simpleo, the images show how “Hato” flooded the commercial district, and then left a trail of disaster.

People lined up for food, and cleaned up the streets as they tried to recover after the storm.