Heavy Rainfall Floods Hong Kong
The downpour inundated transit stations and submerged cars.
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Storms Deluge Hong Kong and Other Southern Chinese Cities
Rainstorms caused by remnants of Typhoon Haikui, which had been churning along the Chinese coast, submerged roads and homes, and set rainfall records.
Two dead after Hong Kong’s heaviest rain in at least 140 years
More than 200mm of rain recorded on Hong Kong’s main island and there is also disruption in ShenzhenHong Kong’s heaviest rain since records began 140 years ago has left two people dead and more than 100 injured, as unusually wet weather caused by typho…
Hong Kong Must Have Framework to Recognize Same-Sex Unions, Court Rules
The ruling by the city’s Court of Final Appeal stops short of recognizing same-sex marriage, but some experts see the outcome as a small step forward.
Hong Kong’s top court rules in favour of legal recognition for same-sex couples
Judges call for alternative framework to marriage in partial victory for city’s LGBTQ+ communityHong Kong must provide an alternative to marriage in order to legally recognise the rights of same-sex couples, the city’s highest court has declared, openi…
Weather tracker: looking back as summer ends in northern hemisphere
The season was a mixed bag in Britain, but Japan has had its hottest summer on recordEntering September brings the arrival of meteorological autumn in the northern hemisphere, officially drawing the summer of 2023 to a close.In the UK, the summer was a…
Typhoon Saola makes landfall in southern China as nearly 900,000 evacuated
Storm hit overnight as business, transport and schools suspended in Hong Kong and GuangdongTyphoon Saola has made landfall in southern China after nearly 900,000 people were moved to safety and most of Hong Kong and other parts of coastal southern Chi…
Typhoon Saola Brings High Winds and Flooding
Workers cleared roads as high winds knocked down trees in Hong Kong. In southeast China, footage released by the China Meteorological Administration showed flooded businesses.
Weather tracker: Hurricane Idalia leaves trail of damage in Florida
Category 3 storm causes extensive flooding in south-east US, while heavy rain and winds also hit France and ItalyHurricane Idalia struck northern Florida on Wednesday, bringing damaging winds and torrential rain. It made landfall near Keaton Beach on F…
Hong Kong, southern China hunker down as Super Typhoon Saola approaches
The typhoon could make a landfall in parts of southern China and many workers were forced to stay at home, while Hong Kong saw cancelled flights and suspended stock market trading.