An area in Hong Kong’s New Territories still faces the threat of flash floods after the Drainage Services Department admitted that a nearby river lacked adequate drainage capacity.
The admission followed two days of heavy rain in the city, which prompted authorities to issue the amber rainstorm warning signal three times within a day. An amber alert means rainfall exceeds “30mm in an hour” and is “likely to continue”.
The rain severely hit Tai Po – located in...
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