Mujigae blasts city with strong winds and heavy rain

Tropical storm “Mujigae” has lashed the region with torrential rain and strong winds over the past two days, causing the postponement of large-scale outdoor functions, scores of collapsed trees, flight delays, and one injury at the University of Macau.
The observatory raised a typhoon signal number three on Saturday evening, keeping it in force throughout Sunday night as Mujigae hit the southern Chinese city of Zhanjiang yesterday afternoon, resulting in the evacuation of 200,000 people after causing the disappearances of over a dozen fishermen in the Philippines.
One 29-year-old mainland female was said to have been sent to the public hospital yesterday at midday after she received multiple cuts on her arms and legs from the shattered glass of a the door that she opened in a dormitory. She is in a stable condition after receiving medical treatment, according to the Fire Service Bureau.
The department received a total of 59 reports in relation to damage from the typhoon from Saturday at 6 pm to Sunday at 9 pm, 27 of which involved collapsed trees while another 26 were calls asking the department to handle dangerously unstable objects.
At least six outdoor events scheduled for the past two days have been called off due to wild weather. The thunderstorm also delayed more than 15 flights in total over the two-day period.
The suspension of ferries to Shenzhen has also left some tourists stranded at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, causing them to travel to Zhuhai before taking ferries back home.
The typhoon also brought heavy downpours to other cities in Guangdong province as it edged closer into the mainland. It was reported that the rain flooded the streets of Zhanjiang and vehicles were overturned by gale-force winds during the peak of the typhoon yesterday at around 9 am. However, the official news agency, Xinhua, has so far reported no casualties. AU