Torrential rain deluged Hong Kong on Friday leading to widespread flooding across the densely packed city, submerging streets, shopping malls and metro stations, as authorities shut schools and asked workers to stay at home.
The Chinese special administrative region saw the highest hourly rainfall since records began 140 years ago.
Hong Kong Observatory reported rainfall of 158.1 millimetres between 11 p.m. HKT on Thursday and midnight on Friday.
A view of a Hong Kong parking lot that flooded during the heavy rain. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters)
The weather bureau issued the highest “black” rainstorm warning and said more than 200 mm of rainfall was recorded
