September 8, 2023 10:34 AM

Record-breaking rainfall paralyzes most parts of Hong Kong with flash floods

Record-breaking rainfall has paralyzed most parts of Hong Kong today, with flash floods submerging metro stations and shopping malls, trapping drivers on roads. Authorities have suspended schools and asked workers to stay at home in a city of over 7.5 million population. The Chinese special administrative region saw the highest hourly rainfall, since records began 140 years ago. Cascades of water tumbled down the city's mountainous terrain as authorities issued landslide risk warnings. ...