Record-Breaking Rainfall Halts Hong Kong After 141 Years

As Uttarakhand, India, grappled with devastating floods, Hong Kong, over 4,000 km away, faced a crisis of its own. Torrential rain has battered the city for four consecutive days, culminating in a record-breaking downpour on Tuesday. By 2 PM, approximately 350 mm of rain had fallen, surpassing the previous record set in 1884. The intense rainfall has brought the city to a standstill.