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Po Hing Fong Landslip Disaster -1925 - Matshed which had fallen 50 ft.
1925
Po Hing Fong Landslip Disaster -1925 - View of site from Blake Gardens
1925
Po Hing Fong Landslip Disaster -1925 - Collapsed terraced houses
1925

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1889 Rainstorm

Submitted by Klaus on

Total Rainfall: 33".11 = 840 mm (in two days) with maximum hourly rainfall of 3.35" = 85 mm.

Dozens of landslides occurred, the severest damages were at the Albany Nullah and the Glenealy Nullah.

At the Albany Nullah, two bridges of the Peak Tramway were washed away, just a few minutes after the last tram passed by. Also the Albany Filter beds were filled with mud and debris, and the Kennedy Road Bridge over the nullah was destroyed.

Rainstorms in Hong Kong

Submitted by Klaus on

Since its early days, Hong Kong has been hit by rainstorms that caused severe damages. In this timeline events with extraordinary rainfall are listed that were not in connection with typhoons.

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