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Lamborghini and 20 other vehicles found covered in mud, trash and live fish after Typhoon Hato flooded Hong Kong car park

It took three service vehicles more than 24 hours to pump out the sea water that submerged the parking area of a large-scale residential estate in Heng Fa Chuen

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An orange Lamborghini was among the cars found covered with mud, tree branches, plastic bags and plastic foam. Photo: Handout
Kimmy Chung

An orange Lamborghini and 20 other vehicles were found covered with mud, trash and live sea basses after an underground car park was flooded during Typhoon Hato.

It took three service vehicles more than 24 hours to pump out the sea water that submerged the parking area of a large-scale residential estate in Heng Fa Chuen. Even after the water had been cleared at 6pm on Thursday, it was another three hours before the car owners were allowed to get in.

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Theresa Lee’s son owned a BMW valued around HK$300,000 that was in the car park.

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“He was busy for work and asked me to send him updates … I cannot do much but just feel a bit pressured,” Lee said, adding that it should be covered by insurance.

She said the MTR, which was in charge of managing the property management, had been irresponsible.

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It took three service vehicles more than 24 hours to pump out the sea water that submerged the parking area. Photo: Handout
It took three service vehicles more than 24 hours to pump out the sea water that submerged the parking area. Photo: Handout
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