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Rainstorm, Hong Kong, July 1926.
Rainfall, described at the time as ''phenomenal'' during a prolonged and very severe thunderstorm hit Hong Kong on the 19th July 1926. 21 inches of rain fell in 18 hours causing severe flooding and massive landslides. The photograph shows St. Francis Street, in Wan Chai extensively damaged by the rainstorm.
Original from The National Archives UK
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19 Jul 1926
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Re: 1926 St. Francis Street Photo
The same photo by Mee Cheung with a slightly larger view of the street scene appears in the Hong Kong Telegraph on 20 July 1926 with the caption:
"The above shows how the force of the water descending down a hillside street tore huge holes and flung aside blocks of masonry."
The signboard " (?) W Lee" with its left side obscured shows the name of the street.
The day before, the China Mail reported "St. Francis Street, leading from the square downhill into Queen's Road East is stated to have had its surface carried away by the torrents."