Hong Kong, hit by a monstrous typhoon last week, faces another day of inconvenience due to heavy rain from another storm. Schools will remain closed today, according to the administration, which warned that the terrible weather conditions would persist until at least noon.
He urged companies to prioritize employee safety and implement flexible work arrangements. For security reasons, the main bus operators in the city have stopped providing service.
At 11:05 p.m. local time, the observatory issued the highest “black” storm warning, which remained in effect until 5:57 a.m. The remains of Typhoon Haikui are to blame for the rain.
The observatory’s headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui recorded 158.1 mm (6 inches) of rain between 11 p.m. Thursday and midnight, the most since 1884, according to the observatory.
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- Bus and metro services suspended
- The stock market is also closed
- Landslide alert issued
- South China also suffers from heavy rains
Suspended bus and metro services
In Chai Wan, Hong Kong, under heavy rain of 150mm in one hour, the streets have become raging rivers! pic.twitter.com/nZrG1t8cQG
-Jim yang (@yangyubin1998) September 7, 2023
Images that went viral on social media showed some roads turning into rivers and torrential rain falling down the escalators of an underground subway station. Videos could not be authenticated immediately.
MTR Corp. announced the suspension of a part of its Kwun Tong line due to flooding at Wong Tai Sin station.
Both KMB and City Bus announced that their bus services had been suspended, with City Bus stating that it would examine the weather and road conditions before restarting operations.
The stock market is also closed
The stock market may also be closed for part of the day. According to local stock exchange rules, morning trading will be delayed if the black storm warning is still in effect at 7 am. If the warning is not lifted by 9 a.m., the morning stock market session will be canceled.
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A black storm warning means that more than 70mm of rain has fallen in one hour and is expected to continue.
Due to the topography of Hong Kong Island (roads and buildings carved into steep slopes), the city is subject to flooding and landslides caused by excess rain, which often falls during the summer months.
Landslide alert issued
According to the observatory, more than 600mm of rain fell in eastern parts of Hong Kong Island in the past 24 hours. A landslide alert has also been issued. Saola leaves Hong Kong with destructive winds.
According to Hong Kong officials, at least 83 people were taken to hospitals in the previous 24 hours due to bad weather. The rain has also caused landslides, which have closed some roads.
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Due to the super typhoon Saola, the city was closed on Friday and Saturday of last week. The typhoon, the strongest to hit the city since Mangkhut in 2018, uprooted trees and caused traffic jams.
The observatory issued its highest storm warning just six times in the previous four decades.
The storms are the latest examples of severe weather seen around the world this summer.
Floods killed dozens of people in northern China, including Beijing, in late July and August.
South China also suffers from heavy rains
Heavy rain has also drenched southern China, with Shenzhen, just across the border from Hong Kong, reporting the wettest conditions since records began in 1952.
Hundreds of flights have been canceled in Guangdong province and local authorities have issued flash flood warnings and advised residents in low-lying areas to consider evacuating.
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Millions of people live in the densely populated coastal districts of southern China. The Chinese weather service forecasts that heavy rains will continue in the southwest of the country on Friday and Saturday.
The latest storm came less than a week after two typhoons, Saola and Haikui, quickly slammed into southern China, shutting down the entire city of Hong Kong. Climate change has increased the severity and frequency of tropical storms, leading to more flash flooding and destruction.
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