Third amber rainstorm signal cancelled after day of heavy rain and flooding in Hong Kong
Firefighters kept busy leading dozens to safety as hundreds of flights delayed, trees toppled and at least one vehicle washed away
Muddy water swept through villages in Tai Po leaving many trapped at home when heavy rain struck in the morning rush hour.
A parked seven-seater vehicle was also washed into a river off Shan Liu Road in Tai Po on Tuesday as water poured down from the Pat Sin Leng mountain range.
At 8.30am, the rain triggered an amber rainstorm warning, which was cancelled at 11.30am. The Observatory then issued a second amber warning at 4.20pm that was cancelled at 8pm. Barely three hours later, a third amber alert was issued at 10.45pm. This was cancelled at 1.20am the next day.
Among other districts battered in the downpour were Sai Kung and Sha Tin.
According to the Observatory, 89mm of rain was recorded in Tai Mei Tuk, Tai Po, between 7.45am and 8.45am.