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Record-breaking rainstorm in Hong Kong wreaks havoc with 11-hour black signal
Highest daily rainfall in August on record causes flooding, landslides and disruption to public services.
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scmp.com
Observatory issues second black rainstorm warning in 6 hours, classes suspended
The Hong Kong weather forecaster issued the black rainstorm signal at 5.50am this morning with the previous one raised at 11.45pm on Monday evening.
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Developing | Black rainstorm warning to stay in force in Hong Kong until 3pm
Forecaster issues highest-level storm warning at 5.50am, prompting authorities to suspend all morning and whole-day schools.
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Black rainstorm warning to stay in force in Hong Kong until 5pm
Forecaster issues highest-level storm warning at 5.50am, prompting authorities to suspend all morning and whole-day schools.
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Developing | Black rainstorm warning to stay in force in Hong Kong until 11am
Forecaster issues highest-level storm warning at 5.50am, prompting authorities to suspend all morning and whole-day schools.
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Hong Kong’s second-longest black rainstorm signal on record – as it happened
Observatory cancels all rainstorm warnings after city brought to standstill, with over 100 flights delayed and public services paralysed.
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Hong Kong issues second black rainstorm signal in 6 hours, 105 flights disrupted
So far, 101 flights are delayed, two cancelled and two diverted to other airports.
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nytimes.com
Torrential Rain Batters Hong Kong, Flooding the Waterlogged City
Record-setting rain has brought chaos to parts of Hong Kong, with submerged streets, stranded buses and landslides. Residents were advised to avoid going out.
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Explainer | Hong Kong bombarded with scores of rainstorm warnings over past few days. Why?
The Observatory issued its second-longest black signal on Tuesday, after warnings sent out at all hours in recent days.
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aljazeera.com
Hong Kong battles floods amid heaviest August rainfall since 1884
More than 350mm (13.8 inches) of rain was recorded – the highest daily rainfall for August in over 140 years.
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Record-breaking rainstorm in Hong Kong wreaks havoc with 11-hour black signal
Highest daily rainfall in August on record causes flooding, landslides and disruption to public services.
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theguardian.com
Weather tracker: heavy rainfall across India, Japan and Hong Kong causes widespread disruption
Hong Kong hit by 350mm of rain in 24 hours while mountainous state of Uttarakhand badly affected by landslides and flooding