HONG KONG paralyzed by flash

flooding after heaviest rainfall

since 1884

Record-breaking rainfall paralyzed much

of Hong Kong on September 8, 2023
Hong Kong ( CNN ) —
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.Some
parts of city saw almost 500 mm (19.7
inches) of rainfall in 24 hours.

The extreme conditions caught many residents by surprise and came just days after Hong Kong was
lashed by its strongest typhoon in five years.Typhoon Saola, originally a super typhoon, weakened to
the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane as it reached Hong Kong last weekend – but was still potent
enough to shut down the city and cause hundreds of flight cancellations. Eighty-six people were
injured from the typhoon, the government said.
UPDATED 6:47 AM EDT,
WWW.CNN.COM 01 FRI SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
 Q&A
1.What is the headline of the news?
Hong Kong paralyzed by flash flooding after heaviest rainfall since 1884

2.Where did the incident happen?

Hong kong

3.Who got involved in the news?

People of Hong kong

4.When did it happen?

September 8, 2023

5.Write the news in brief.

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.

Vocabulary
1.authorities เจ้าหน้าที่ 9.motorists ผู้ขับขี่รถยนต์
2.flash flooding น้ำท่วมฉับพลัน 10.vehicles ยานพาหนะ
3.floodwaters น้ำท่วม 11.surging torrents กระแสน้ำ
4.shelter ที่หลบภัย ที่พลุ่งพล่าน
5.submerging จมอยู่ใต้น้ำ 12.government รัฐบาล
6.injured ได้รับบาดเจ็บ 13.equivalent เทียบเท่า
7.wading ลุยน้ำ 14.residents ผู้อยู่อาศัย
8.murky brown สีน้ำตาลเข้ม 15.cancellations การยกเลิก

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