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2023 Hong Kong rainstorm and floods
Low pressure system of former typhoon Haikui, affecting the Pearl River Delta area
Cause
Low pressure trough of residual Typhoon Haikui
Meteorological history
Duration
7–8 September 2023
Flood
Maximum rainfall
158.1 millimetres (6.22 in) hourly[1]
Overall effects
Fatalities
15 (4 in Hong Kong, 11 in Guangxi)
Injuries
144 (Hong Kong)
Economic losses
HK$100 million
Areas affected
Hong Kong, Macau, southern coast of China
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In the evening of 7 September 2023, a heavy rainstorm struck the city of Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta area, including parts of Guangdong, China and Macau. The record rainfall caused widespread flooding and landslides in the cities, four dead and dozens injured.[4][5]
^"9月7至8日的破紀錄暴雨". Hong Kong Observatory (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^Lam, Jeffie (9 September 2023). "Body of man found during river clearance in Hong Kong's Yuen Long". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^"Extreme conditions to cease by midnight, weather improving and transportation gradually resuming, 144 individuals seek treatment at public hospitals". Dimsum Daily. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^Kong, Harvey; Lam, Jeffie (9 September 2023). "Hong Kong flood aftermath: police confirm identity of remains found near island as missing man, hours after discovery of another body". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^Mok, Danny (10 September 2023). "Hong Kong man, 38, dies while connecting solar panels to power supply amid rainfall at city's science park". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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