All rainstorm warnings were cancelled at 3pm on Wednesday after hours of rain had drenched Hongkongers and slowed traffic to a crawl.
The Hong Kong Observatory had issued the black rainstorm signal, its highest warning, earlier in the day, at 11.30am, following an amber signal at 6.40am and red at 9.15am.
The black warning meant heavy rain had fallen or was expected to fall over Hong Kong, exceeding 70mm an hour, and was likely to continue.
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