HONG KONG: Just days after the city avoided significant damage from a super typhoon, record rainfall in Hong Kong caused widespread flooding in the early hours of Friday( Sep 8 ).
The highest amount of rain since records started in 1884 was 158.1 millimeters per hour at the Hong Kong Observatory, the state’s weather service, in the hour before midnight.
Authorities in the Chinese capital announced late on Thursday that several districts had been flooded and that crisis services were carrying out recovery efforts. The general public was told to stay in a secure area.
The Observatory forewarned that” Heavy rain will take flash storms.” It continued,” People who live close to river should be aware of the conditions and should think about leaving if their houses are flooded.”
Early on Friday, there were no reported injury.
Typhoon Haikui made landfall in China’s Fujian responsibility on Tuesday after crossing the peninsula earlier in the week and leaving a trail of death in Taiwan.
According to Hong Kong’s observatory, the” trough of low pressure associated with( the) remnant of Haikui” is what caused the most recent torrential rain.
A stop in the Wong Tai Sin city was flooded, and a few more stations were likewise impacted. The state’s Mass Transit Railway announced that it would temporarily halt services on one of its ranges.
A MTR station was seen no stopping at Wong Tai Sin place, which had stormwater on its system, according to footage that was posted on social media.
Another video videos showed buses and cars partially submerged on major thoroughfares.