On Friday, Hong Kong experienced the heaviest rainfall in a hundred years. The storm brought the City to a standstill, as the roads were flooded.
Schools and offices were shut, and even the stock exchange was closed as record-breaking rainfall caused widespread flooding in Hong Kong and southern China.
Authorities have reported two deaths and more than 100 people injured so far. The rain started on Thursday night and continued till Friday morning.
The Hong Kong Observatory said that 6.22 inches of rain had fallen in the hour from 11 p.m. Thursday (11 a.m. ET Thursday) to midnight, the highest recording since records began in 1884.
Photos and videos posted on social media showed flooded roads, subway stations inundated and people struggling in the fierce currents.
The subway station for the popular Wong Tai Sin Temple site was flooded up to waist height. The train stations were closed for safety reasons.
Some roads collapsed due to flooding, which also saw mudslides hit the city, piling up stones of all sizes on the roads.
The city’s fire department said it had evacuated 110 people and assisted 20 injured people, according to the Associated Press.
Hong Kong was hit by Typhoon Saola earlier this month, and it was severe, but the bubbling city survived.
The government closed all schools on Friday, saying that the extreme flooding would continue through Friday, even as the rain eased.
