Hong Kong, which was battered by a super typhoon last week, faces the prospect of another day of disruptions caused by intense rain from a different storm.

Schools will be suspended today, the government said in a statement, warning extreme weather conditions will last until at least noon. It called on employers to give priority to staff safety, and adopt flexible work arrangements. The city’s main bus operators suspended service due to safety concerns.

The meteorological observatory has raised the highest ‘black’ rainstorm warning. A black rainstorm warning means more than 70 mm of rain has fallen in an hour and is likely to continue. There was 158.1 mm (6 inches) of rain recorded at the observatory headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui between 11 pm Thursday and midnight, which was the highest on record since 1884, the observatory said. The rain has been caused by the remnants of Typhoon Haikui.