Hong Kong Thursday (September 7) suddenly dropped off suddenly.The worst rainstorm since 1884.Bloomberg Intelligence predicts that this century of rainstorm may cause more than $ 100 million (about 136 million yuan) losses.
The black rainstorm warning signal released by the Hong Kong Observatory on Thursday has taken effect for more than half a day. It is the longest black rainstorm warning signal that has the longest duration since it records, which also meansHours of rainstorms with more than 70 millimeters.
The constant rainstorm caused a large area of water. Many roads, parking lots, subway stations, and shopping centers in Hong Kong were soaked in floods.There is also a huge road pit due to the impact of mudslides and rainstorms, causing the entire car to be trapped in potholes.
Affected by heavy rainfall and a large -scale flood, a number of public services in Hong Kong have been suspended: MTR announced the suspension of the Kwun Tong Line Shiqiwei to Rainbow Station, the school will be suspended for one day, and the employer of the enterprise is requiredA flexible work arrangements, the Hong Kong Exchange Securities Market (including the Shanghai -Shenzhen -Hong Kong Stock Connect to the North) and the derivative product market suspended transactions all day.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao said that the Hong Kong Government is doing its best to respond to the extreme situation of this century, and it will also launch the civil servant mobilization mechanism to assist in handling.The Hong Kong Government expects that the "extreme situation" caused by heavy rain will last at least 6 pm.
