She is going through difficult times China from the wave of bad weather that hits her with fury. The international financial center of Hong Kong is being hit by the worst rainfall that have ever been recorded since systematic weather records began in 1884, resulting in flooding and many transportation and communication problems before a hurricane had even passed a week.
The neighboring Chinese metropolis Shenzhen was simultaneously hit by the worst rainfall on record since yesterday Thursday (7/9), according to state media.
The region was faced with extreme weather conditions and record temperatures in the summer, phenomena that, as scientists emphasize, worsen the climate change.
His observatory Hong Kongthe metropolitan meteorological service, reported 158.1mm of rainfall from 11pm to midnight alone (including local time; from 18:00 to 19:00 yesterday Thursday Greek time).
So far, authorities have not reported any casualties.
They announced that schools would remain closed today “due to extreme conditions”, as would part of the customs service at the Hong Kong-Shenzhen border.
The latter, home to China’s biggest tech names, has 17.7 million inhabitants.
According to Hong Kong authorities, the Shenzhen authorities are considering releasing quantities of water from reservoirs in the megacity, which if it goes ahead there is a risk of flooding in the northern part of the semi-autonomous region.
Hong Kong’s subway operator has announced that it has shut down part of the network – at least one of the lines – because a station was flooded.
On social networking sites, users uploaded footage showing a train not stopping at Wong Tai Shin station, where the platform was covered in water. Water also entered other stations.
On the roads, vehicles and buses were submerged in water about halfway up.
According to the Hong Kong observatory, the torrential rains are due to a barometric low that is a “remnant of Haikui”, the typhoon that hit Taiwan earlier this week, as a result of which around 100 people were injured, trees were uprooted and roads were damaged. , before heading to southern China, downgraded to a storm.
Two typhoons hit southern China over the weekend, one behind the other: Shaola and Haikui.
Climate change is increasing the intensity of tropical storms, which now bring greater amounts of rain and stronger wind gusts and cause flash floods and damage to coastal areas, experts note.
At the other end of the country, the capital Beijing saw the heaviest rainfall in 140 years in late July and early August, with the neighboring province of Hebei being particularly hard hit. These rainfalls, as reported by the Athens News Agency citing local media, resulted in dozens of people losing their lives and causing extensive material damage.
The metropolis of Shenzhen is hit by the heaviest rains on record since 1952
The Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen (south), which neighbors Hong Kong, has been hit since Thursday by torrential rains, the heaviest on record since systematic meteorological data began to be kept in 1952, according to state media.
The rains reached 469 millimeters in some places, a record in the city, reports the official Chinese news agency New China.
Shenzhen, with a population of 17.7 million, is home to China’s biggest tech names.
Source: News Beast
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