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.
Vehicles submerged in a flooded parking lot in Hong Kong on September 8, 2023.
Tyrone Siu/ReutersThe extreme conditions caught many residents by surprise and come just days after Hong Kong was lashed by its strongest typhoon in five years.
A shopping mall floods during heavy rain in Hong Kong on September 8, 2023.
A bus drives through a flooded area in Hong Kong on September 8, 2023.
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Organizations:
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Locations:
Hong Kong, Hong, Wong Tai Sin, New Territories, Shenzhen