City sets hourly rainfall record as emergency services carry out rescues and people told to stay in a safe place
Hong Kong reported 158.1mm of rainfall in the space of an hour on Thursday night, the highest since records began in 1884, causing widespread flooding and disrupting road and rail traffic.
The record rain, reported in the hour up to midnight on Thursday, comes just days after the city dodged major damage from a super typhoon.
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