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'Boulders the size of buses': Hong Kong's heaviest rainfall in 140 years leads to landslides and sinkholes

Sky News Saturday, 9 September 2023
In the eastern part of Hong Kong Island there is a small community who live beneath a steep cliff.
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 Hong Kong Is Hit With , Heaviest Rainfall Since 1884. The Hong Kong Observatory recorded over 6.2 inches of rain between the hours of 11 p.m. and 12 a.m. on Sept. 7, CNN reports. . Hong Kong hasn't experienced that amount of rain in an hour since 1884. Parts of the city had 19.7 inches of rain...

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