China Eastern plane slides off runway after landing at Hong Kong International Airport in downpour

A China Eastern Airlines plane carrying 141 passengers and crew slid off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport on Wednesday as torrential downpours lashed the city, triggering the first black rainstorm warning signal of the year. Heavy rain flooded roads, felled trees, disrupted traffic and forced schools to close, while about 700 flights to and from the city were delayed or cancelled. The Observatory said three warnings were issued within about eight hours, as more than 100 millimetres...