2023-09-08 07:21:07
The black rain in Hong Kong has become the worst rain disaster of the century. Some people were washed away while crossing the road at work. (Picture/reproduced from car CAM tracking YT)
Heavy rains in Hong Kong on the 7th caused flooding from roads to the subway. The Hong Kong Observatory even issued a “black rainstorm warning” on the evening of the 7th, asking the public to be careful to prevent heavy rains. Hong Kong media described this heavy rain as “the rainstorm of the century” ”, disasters occurred in many places, and someone even photographed a middle-aged man in a suit being swept away while walking to work, causing netizens to worry and discuss, “Is it necessary to work like this and risk your life?”
The black rain in Hong Kong caused serious flooding on roads and subway stations. (Picture/provided by readers)
Black rain in Hong Kong caused floods and stagnant water in many places, causing damage from roads to subway stations. Some people in Kowloon Tong photographed a middle-aged man in a suit forcibly crossing the road in the rain during work hours. He was defeated by the flood and was killed. Washed away, the YouTube channel “Car CAM Tracking” released the 2 minute and 03 second video with the title “Someone was swept away by the rapids on Ede Road, Kowloon Tong”. You can clearly see that the man finally disappeared from the camera.
Many netizens discussed the situation in which the middle-aged man was washed away by the black rain, thinking that he might be an emergency service worker, so he took the risk to go out. “How much do you love your work before you go out?”, “You also have to go to the waterfall?”, ” “The pitifulness of workers”, “Do wage earners have to be so serious?”
A woman was also swept 50 meters down. Fortunately, she leaned on the railing and was not swept further down. (Picture / Reposted from Twitter)
Hong Kong media “Hong Kong 01” also reported that rainwater poured from top to bottom into pedestrian tunnels, subway stations, etc. In addition to Wong Tai Sin Station, Choi Hung Station was affected. A large amount of rainwater also poured into the tunnels along the stairs of many subway through the ground. In addition, some netizens also photographed that the road opposite No. 11 Wan Tsui Road was like a torrent. A woman holding an umbrella fell into the current. She quickly grabbed the railing and tried to get up. However, she was swept away by the rapids and stopped at the railing more than 50 meters away. Below, the situation is quite thrilling and terrifying.
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