Hong Kong was hit by a sudden deluge of heavy rainfall on Thursday (Sept 7) night and into the early hours of Friday (Sept 8), resulting in widespread flooding that transformed streets into rivers and submerged dozens of vehicles. READ MORE: [ Ссылка ]
The Hong Kong Observatory attributed this torrential rainfall to the remnants effects of Typhoon Haikui, which had made landfall in Fujian early on Tuesday (Sept 5) and continued to bring heavy downpours to the coastal regions of Guangdong.
As floodwaters surged, the city's streets took on the appearance of waterways, leading to disruptions to traffic.
The Observatory recorded an hourly precipitation rate of more than 6 inches between 11pm on Thursday and midnight, marking the highest hourly rainfall level documented since the year 1884.
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