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Po Hing Fong Landslip Disaster -1925 - Recovery of injured and dead
1925
Po Hing Fong Landslip Disaster -1925 -site of demolished houses
1925
Po Hing Fong Landslip Disaster -1925 - View of the collapsed retaining wall
1925
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1889 Rainstorm

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 06/27/2022 - 23:59

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 Mon, 06/27/2022 - 23:13

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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