Hong Kong Severe Storm Floods Unprecedented in 140 Years

Hong Kong In the last few hours, it suffered the heaviest rains on record for 140 years, which have left serious flooding and damage yet to be quantified.

“I am very concerned about the severe flooding in several affected areas of Hong Kong”, wrote the head of the Hong Kong Executive, Hong Kong, on his Facebook account this morning John Leewho urged the population to remain in protected places and affirmed that various government departments are taking to assist the affected areas.

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The Hong Kong government, which warned that the extreme weather conditions will continue until at least noon, suspended all school activities during this day and urged employers to refer to the provisions of the warning sign. typhoon number 8, which establishes the priority of personnel safety.

People walk in heavy rain in Hong Kong on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) (MLADEN ANTONOV /)

The rains began on Thursday night, led to the issuance of a black alert warning for precipitation and immediately caused severe flooding throughout the former colony, with the eastern district among the hardest hit areas.

A maximum alert was also decreed for residents near the rivers. Shenzhen, ng tung and Sheung Yu by the spill of a reservoir that exceeded its capacity in the mainland city of Shenzhen.

The storm, which did not stop on Friday morning, also forced the closure of border checkpoints in Heung Yuen Wai and Man Kam Toplus local immigration offices, all public medical centers and post offices.

People walk through a flooded road in Hong Kong on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) (MLADEN ANTONOV /)

Numerous videos were disseminated on social networks showing scenes of streets in the financial center turned into torrents, with numerous people and vehicles trapped by floods throughout the city, as well as a flooded subway station.

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According to the local meteorological observatory, the heavy rains especially affected the northern part of new territoriesincluding Sheung Shui, Ta Kwu Ling and the area of Sha Tau Kok.

According to data from the observatory, under the influence of a low pressure trough associated with the remains of the haikui typhoonin the next few days there will be showers and storms on the coast of guangdong.

The floods come on top of the two typhoons that have hit Hong Kong in the last two weeks –saola and haikui– and which caused serious damage both in the south of China like in taiwan.

Source: Elcomercio