NIMH Ep #643 Hong Kong hit by Super Typhoon, Morocco hit by 6.8 Earthquake

NIMH Ep #643
Hong Kong hit by Super Typhoon, Morocco hit by 6.8 Earthquake

Hong Kong paralyzed by flash flooding after heaviest rainfall since 1884

Record-breaking rainfall paralyzed much of Hong Kong on Friday, with flash flooding submerging metro stations and trapping drivers on roads, as authorities suspended schools and urged the public to seek safe shelter.

Photos and videos showed residents wading through murky brown floodwaters as heavy rain continued to inundate the densely populated city of 7.5 million. In some low-lying areas, streets were transformed into surging torrents, with authorities forced to rescue motorists stuck in their vehicles.

The deluge began late Thursday night, with the Hong Kong Observatory recording more than 158 millimeters (6.2 inches) in rain between 11 p.m. and midnight, the highest hourly rainfall since records began in 1884, the government said in a news release.

Morocco

Morocco earthquake live updates: More than 2,000 dead; Marrakech residents sleep outdoors
The number of deaths from Friday night’s 6.8 -magnitude earthquake has surpassed 2,000, with another 2,000 injured.

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