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Typhoon Hato

Typhoon Hato
Typhoon Hato was a powerful tropical cyclone that struck southern China, including Hong Kong and Macau, in August 2017. The storm caused 10 fatalities in Macau alone, and the destruction led businesses and schools to close for days.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Illustration by Lau Ka-kuen
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What Typhoon Mangkhut taught us: being prepared works

The effective steps taken by the authorities in Hong Kong, Macau and on the mainland to prepare for the superstorm, including inter-governmental efforts, helped avert a repeat of last summer’s Typhoon Hato tragedy.

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Typhoon Mangkhut

After tragedies of Hato, Macau races to prepare for Super Typhoon Mangkhut

The last time a huge storm battered the casino hub, 10 people died and many businesses suffered. This time, residents have planned ahead.

Staff erecting fencing at a shop in Macau before Super Typhoon Mangkhut arrives. Photo: Dickson Lee
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Flying fish, storm names and No 8 free shots – a history of typhoons

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Is there any point in taping up your windows ahead of storm?

Advice from Hong Kong Observatory is to fix adhesive tape to large window panes to reduce damage and injury. But US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it is ‘waste of effort, time and tape’.

Typhoon Mangkhut

Typhoons cost Hong Kong businesses US$627 million a day

Container ships are being diverted and some Hongkongers are skipping dropping off their laundry. But tree removal businesses are gearing up to make money from Mangkhut

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Sales were brisk at Pei Ho Street Market in Sham Shui Po, on September 13, with shoppers stocking up as Typhoon Mangkhut approached. Photo: Winson Wong
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Typhoon season is here – everything you need to know

Most storms in past five years that resulted in Observatory issuing a typhoon warning signal No 8 or above, hit the city in August or later.

Typhoon season is fun for some in Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee
Macau

Macau helps drivers after Hato – by requiring them to buy new cars

Calls for rethink of policy as tiny casino hub reels from insufficient infrastructure to handle car population and those damaged by floods.

City Weekend

Debris remains on city’s beaches three months after Typhoon Hato

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Hong Kong dumps 5.2m bottles a day – is it time for a plastic ban?

A shoreline clean-up operation at Shui Hau on Lantau Island last year. Photo: Felix Wong
Macau

Macau’s ex-weather chief decided on storm warnings from home

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Hato struck Macau on August 23, leaving much of the city without power or drinking water. Photo: AFP
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Hong Kong plagued by haze and smog as new typhoon threat looms

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Tourists take pictures in Tsim Sha Tsui amid hazy conditions. Photo: Dickson Lee

Oil leak from Hato-hit ship in Discovery Bay sparks concerns

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Macau braces itself for a political storm in wake of Typhoon Hato

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Threat from storms cannot be doubted

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This photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten. Photo: AP

Hato may have been super typhoon, Observatory chief says

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A typhoon warning signal No 10 – the Observatory’s highest storm warning which is rarely used – was sent out in Hong Kong for Hato. Photo: Felix Wong

Then & Now | What those disparaging PLA help in post-typhoon Macau forget

Military aid for civilians in emergencies – like that offered to Hongkongers by British garrison in the past – is routine; that critics view PLA’s action after Typhoon Hato as PR exercise shows how little trust there is in government

Macau

Macau suffers US$1.42 billion economic loss in Typhoon Hato’s wake

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Asia will pay the highest price for Trump’s climate myopia

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A Nasa handout of a visible light image of Hurricane Irma on September 5. The Category 5 hurricane is the most powerful one to form in the Atlantic Ocean since satellite observations began. Photo: EPA-EFE
Flying Sand

Flying Sand | Is a Hong Kong-Macau rivalry lost in the global news babble?

Macau is still reeling after being hit by Typhoon Hato and Severe Tropical Storm Pakhar. AFP Photo/ Dale de la Rey
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Storms bring out the worst in governments, but the best in people

Disasters such as Typhoon Hato may have exposed government inadequacies and underlined differences, but hope in humanity is restored by the community spirit on display

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