Affected by the residual low -pressure tank of the typhoon "anemone", Hong Kong encountered a heavy rain in a century, and severe flooding in multiple districts, injured by more than 130 people.The Hong Kong government was questioned slowly and did not early warning and preparation.
According to Bloomberg industry research estimates, this rare rainstorm may cause more than $ 100 million (about 136 million yuan) of losses to Hong Kong.
The rainstorm began to hit Hong Kong from the afternoon of Thursday (September 7). It deteriorated rapidly from 11 pm to 12:00 at midnight. The amount of rainfall per hour was 158.1 mm. It was the highest record since Hong Kong's record in 1884.
As of 2:30 pm on Friday, the rainfall in Hong Kong has exceeded 600 millimeters in the past 24 hours, which is equivalent to about a quarter of the rainfall in Hong Kong.16.5 hours.
Due to the aggressive rainstorm, all districts in Hong Kong became "Ze State" without warning beforehand.
The video taken by netizens shows that the main roads such as Chaiwan Road and Huancui Road in Hong Kong Island were rushed to the streets of the pyramids with mixed yellow mud.Private cars were built into the water.Landscape mudslides occurred near Yaoxing Road, East District of Hong Kong Island; roads collapsed in the south district, and vehicles were trapped under the broken road base.
The flooding situation in the area of Huangdaxian District is also serious. A large number of buss, dodges, and private cars were besieged, and some places were deep and shoulders.The exports of the subway station in the district have shocked the "Yellow Mud Waterfall", and the floods poured into the platform, with deep water and knees. When the subway was sailed, passengers were on the "marine train".
Hong Kong Fire and Police received more than a thousand for help during the rainstorm. At least 139 people were injured, and four of them were seriously injured.One was rushed to the Chengmen River Water Water Area, and his life and death were unknown. The other two men fell into the sea in Causeway Bay and the Sheung Wan. After the rescue, it was confirmed that the police were investigating whether the two incidents were related to the heavy rain.
Affected by heavy rainfall and large -scale flooding, a number of public services in Hong Kong were suspended, and the MTR Guantang Line was suspended from Shiliwei to Rainbow Station.The Hong Kong Exchange suspended transactions throughout the day.
Many Hong Kong people have questioned the Hong Kong government this time slowly.Some netizens have criticized that the Hong Kong Government called on employers to refer to the work arrangement of No. 8 Fengqiu, but because there is no legal effect, many workers still have to go to work.Some netizens have questioned why the Observatory did not predict heavy rain and severe flooding, and the Hong Kong Government spent more than 150 million Hong Kong dollars (about S $ 26 million), a mobile phone emergency warning system created by it has not started.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao went to the district to inspect the disaster on Friday afternoon that the impact of this heavy rain was once a century, and it took a quarter of the year in 24 hours.
But he also said that the official summarized experience and reviewing how to do better in publishing information, and reiterated that the official did not use the emergency warning system, because the existing information release channels have allowed citizens to focus on relevant information.
Chen Weiqiang, a lecturer Chen Weiqiang, a lecturer in Hong Kong University of Technology, pointed out in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that earlier typhoon "Sura" hit Hong Kong, the Hong Kong government was waiting for it, and the response was good.Unbearable, failed to meet the expectations of citizens.
Chen Weiqiang said that the heavy rain began to ravage on Thursday night, but the Hong Kong government announced that the school was suspended at more than 5 am the next day, and a press conference was held in the afternoon.Essence
