Hong Kong record rainfall, flooding after 'black' storm hits

Heavy rain not seen in more than a century brought Hong Kong to a standstill on Friday, with record rainfall shutting down the city and Shenzhen, southern China.

NBC News

#HongKong saw heaviest rain since records began

"The torrential rain was brought by #TyphoonHaikui, which made landfall in the Chinese province of #Fujian on Tuesday. Although it weakened to a tropical depression, its slow-moving clouds have dumped huge volumes of precipitation on areas still soaked after a super typhoon a week earlier.

A rainfall log showed 465.5mm (1.5ft) of rain fell in #Shenzhen over a 12-hour period, the most since records there began in 1952. "

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/08/hong-kong-weather-record-rain-flooding-after-typhoon-haikui

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 Shenzhen

The Guardian

Typhoon Haikui roars
Bringing destruction and fear
Taiwan trembles in awe

#typhoonhaikui #taiwan #storms #haiku #poetry

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66704153

Typhoon Haikui: Dozens injured after storm sweeps Taiwan

Haikui is the first big storm to directly hit the island in four years, lashing the south-east.

BBC News

Oh mighty Haikui, hear our plea
Bring us no harm, so far we see
Though skies may be grey
We still have today
And hope to brave the storm in glee

#taiwan #typhoonhaikui #prepareforthestorm #ode #poetry

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/taiwan-suspends-work-transport-classes-island-braces-arrival-102889595

Taiwan suspends work, transport and classes as Typhoon Haikui slams into the island

Taiwan has suspended flights, rail transport and ferry services along with classes and outdoor events and it is urging workers to stay home as Typhoon Haikui churns across the southern part of the island

ABC News
Recent satellite view of Typhoon #Haikui west of #Taiwan. Maximum winds near 140 km/h. #TyphoonHaikui #台風11号 #weather #WX
Overnight satellite view of Typhoon #Haikui southwest of #Taiwan. Wind speed near 140 km/h. #TyphoonHaikui #台風11号 #weather #WX
Typhoon #Haikui 🌀Taiwan landfall is our focus in today's video as it tracks across the southern Central Mountain Range #YouStormOutlook #TyphoonHaikui https://youtu.be/vOxMXMjOREs
Typhoon Haikui Taiwan landfall

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Latest satellite picture of Typhoon #Haikui over #Taiwan #TyphoonHaikui #台風11号 #weather #WX
Today’s view of Typhoon #Haikui (#HannaPH) over #Taiwan. Winds close to 195 km/h, pressure 947 hPa. #TyphoonHaikui #台風11号 #weather #WX
Typhoon #Haikui 🌀landfall approach as seen by #Himawari9 🛰️. Currently the western eyewall is on the coast around Taitung 臺東 #TyphoonHaikui