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Hong Kong reels from heaviest Aug. rain since 1884

Reuters on MSN · 9h

Hong Kong reels from heaviest August rain since 1884

By Donny Kwok and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -Blackened skies unleashed record-breaking rains on Hong Kong and the high-tech cities surrounding South China's Pearl River Delta on Tuesday, disrupting hospitals and shuttering schools and law courts across the Asian financial hub.

Al Jazeera on MSN · 3h

Hong Kong battles floods amid heaviest August rainfall since 1884

Hong Kong has been hit with record-breaking rains that have seen schools and courts shuttered, hospitals disrupted, and roads badly flooded. More than 350mm (13.8 inches) of rain had drenched the territory by 2pm (06:00 GMT) on Tuesday, the city’s weather authorities said – the highest daily rainfall for August since 1884.

The Independent on MSN · 8h

Black storm warning paralyses Hong Kong as torrential rain triggers floods and landslides

Hong Kong came to a standstill on Tuesday as torrential rain pounded the city for the second time in less than six hours, triggering a rare black rainstorm warning, paralysing public services and flooding key urban districts.

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China News Live: Second black rainstorm signal in six hours disrupts Hong Kong

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Bank of China Hong Kong tests 1,500 e-HKD transactions as CBDC project advances

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Sunwoda Taps Hong Kong IPO for Funding to Survive China's Brutal EV Battery Price War

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China and Hong Kong Stocks Rebound Amid Service Sector Revival

China and Hong Kong stocks climbed as a private-sector survey indicated a strong recovery in China's services activity. The S ...

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Hong Kong police on hunt for man who used fake bills in Patek Philippe, Richard Mille deal

Owners of Patek Philippe and Richard Mille timepieces discover they were given counterfeit banknotes about 30 minutes after ...

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China Mobile buys over 14% stake in HKBN for $138 million

China Mobile , the world's biggest wireless carrier by users, said on Monday it had bought a 14.4% stake in Hong Kong-based ...

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