# hong kong flooding

Hong Kong swamped after heaviest rain in 140 years » Schools closed and people urged to stay at home as rain causes havoc across the hilly and densely-populated territory. Aljazeera.com

Hong Kong Floods: September 2023 » The heaviest rainfall in 140 years swamped Hong Kong and parts of Southern China. Two people died, and more than 100 were injured due to floods. Jbarisk.com

Monster Floods Push Hong Kong to Confront a Changing Climate » The unprecedented rainfall that hit the city in September is forcing it to finally address a future where extreme weather will be more frequent. Bloomberg.com

Monster floods push Hong Kong to confront a changing climate » HONG Kong’s government recently articulated for the first time a plan for how it will deal with extreme weather in the future, a need that crystalised with a series of catastrophic rainstorms in September. Read more at The Business Times. Businesstimes.com.sg

‘Once in a Century’ Rainfall Floods Hong Kong » Record Rainfall floods subways, prompts landslides, at leaves two dead Voanews.com

Hong Kong, Shenzhen deluged by heaviest rain on record » The heaviest rain since records began 140 years ago drenched Asian financial hub Hong Kong on Friday, killing two people and injuring more than 140, state media reported, as unusually wet weather caused by typhoons brought more disruption to southern China. Reuters.com

Hong Kong paralyzed by flash flooding after heaviest rainfall since 1884 | CNN » Record-breaking rainfall in Hong Kong caused widespread flash flooding across the financial hub on Friday, with many businesses and schools forced to shut, just days after the city was battered by a typhoon. Cnn.com

Heaviest rainfall in more than a century floods, paralyzes Hong Kong » Schools and offices were shut, roads were turned into muddy rivers and the stock exchange was closed as record-breaking rainfall hit the city and southern China. Nbcnews.com

Bracing for the flood in Hong Kong » Hong Kong is striving to adapt to a changing climate and the increased risk of flooding, writes Sylvia Chang Chinadialogue.net