Typhoon Mujigae (rainbow in Korean) disrupted Macau’s transport services during the weekend, causing flights and ferry trips to be cancelled. Other incidents caused by the heavy storms included flooding and falling trees. According to local ratio station TDM, from Saturday 6.30 p.m., when signal number 3 was hoisted, until yesterday some 20 incidents were reported. No injuries were caused. Due to the typhoon, TurboJet was forced to cancel ferry connections between Macau and Shenzhen, including ferries bound for the Mainland airport. The company controlled by Shun Tak also had to suspend maritime connections between Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal and Hong Kong. Services for Cotai Water Jet, however, were unaffected. Ferries departing from the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal to Sheung Wan Ferry Terminal, in Hong Kong, were not affected by Typhoon Mujigae. Yesterday, Air Macau was forced to cancel flights to Nanning (NX196) and Chengdu (NX190), among many delayed connections. Yesterday’s China Eastern’s flight from Macau to Hangzhou (MU264) was also cancelled. On Saturday, Air Macau was forced to cancel flights to Taipei (NX608) and Bangkok (NX880). According to information from Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau, Typhoon Rainbow made landfall at 2.00 p.m. yesterday, near Zhangjiang. In Macau, signal number 3 was hoisted on Saturday at 6.30 p.m. and continued hoisted during yesterday by the time the story went to press. Heavy rains at times are still expected today.
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