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Hong Kong fights flooding after typhoon brings heavy rainfall

STORY: Hong Kong fights flooding after typhoon brings heavy rainfall DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rainfall 2. various of the rescue operation 3. various of the rainfall STORYLINE: All departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government have been instructed to respond with all-out flood control efforts after Typhoon Haikui brought record rainfall on Thursday night. The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) said from Thursday night more than 70 mm of rainfall were recorded in most parts of Hong Kong and even over 200 mm were recorded in Kowloon, the northeastern part of the New Territories and Hong Kong Island. The Observatory Headquarters recorded hourly rainfall of 158.1 mm between 11 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) and midnight, which was the highest record since 1884. The Emergency Monitoring and Support Center under the Security Bureau was activated at 11:05 p.m. on Thursday. The disciplined services are ha

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CHINA-HONG KONG-RECORD RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- HONG KONG, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman wades through water on a flooded road in south China's Hong Kong, Sept. 8, 2023. All departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government have been instructed to respond with all-out flood control efforts after Typhoon Haikui brought record rainfall on Thursday night. The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) said from Thursday night more than 70 mm of rainfall were recorded in most parts of Hong Kong and even over 200 mm were recorded in Kowloon, the northeastern part of the New Territories and Hong Kong Island. The Observatory Headquarters recorded hourly rainfall of 158.1 mm between 11 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) and midnight, which was the highest record since 1884. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-RECORD RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- HONG KONG, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk on a street amid rain in south China's Hong Kong, Sept. 8, 2023. All departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government have been instructed to respond with all-out flood control efforts after Typhoon Haikui brought record rainfall on Thursday night. The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) said from Thursday night more than 70 mm of rainfall were recorded in most parts of Hong Kong and even over 200 mm were recorded in Kowloon, the northeastern part of the New Territories and Hong Kong Island. The Observatory Headquarters recorded hourly rainfall of 158.1 mm between 11 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) and midnight, which was the highest record since 1884. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-RECORD RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- HONG KONG, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members clean up silt outside Wong Tai Sin Station in south China's Hong Kong, Sept. 8, 2023. All departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government have been instructed to respond with all-out flood control efforts after Typhoon Haikui brought record rainfall on Thursday night. The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) said from Thursday night more than 70 mm of rainfall were recorded in most parts of Hong Kong and even over 200 mm were recorded in Kowloon, the northeastern part of the New Territories and Hong Kong Island. The Observatory Headquarters recorded hourly rainfall of 158.1 mm between 11 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) and midnight, which was the highest record since 1884. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)

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CHINA-HONG KONG-RECORD RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- HONG KONG, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters prepare to drain floodwater in south China's Hong Kong, Sept. 8, 2023. All departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government have been instructed to respond with all-out flood control efforts after Typhoon Haikui brought record rainfall on Thursday night. The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) said from Thursday night more than 70 mm of rainfall were recorded in most parts of Hong Kong and even over 200 mm were recorded in Kowloon, the northeastern part of the New Territories and Hong Kong Island. The Observatory Headquarters recorded hourly rainfall of 158.1 mm between 11 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) and midnight, which was the highest record since 1884. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)