The impact of Typhoon Hato to the Asia’s premier gaming hub has become clearer as shown in the recent data released by Macau’s Statistics and Census Service.

Macau saw a dip in tourist arrivals in August by 0.6 percent to 2,866,400 in August 2017 as local and foreign visitors avoided the former Portuguese enclave due to what it described as a “catastrophic typhoon.”

In terms of month-to-month comparison, the statistics bureau said that the figures of tourist arrivals were down by 1.8 percent.

Tropical storm Hato dealt Macau only a glancing blow, but it was powerful enough to shut down Asia’s premier gaming hub, flood some integrated resorts, and take at least 10 lives as it pummels its way toward the mainland.