Hong Kong garbage truck drivers facing up to six-hour delays amid Typhoon Mangkhut clean-up
Long wait times caused by damage to facilities at refuse stations and extra time taken to compact wood waste
Garbage truck drivers have been waiting for up to six hours to unload rubbish at waste transfer stations this week, as Hong Kong’s massive clean-up rolled on five days after monster storm Typhoon Mangkhut tore into the city.
Sea-facing and low-lying areas were the worst affected, but an office tower in Hung Hom also had at least 100 window panels blown out, and its interior units were seriously damaged.
On a radio programme on Friday, Tam said the longest waiting time on Thursday according to official information was two hours. However, he added, he had heard about some drivers waiting for as long as three hours.
“The [official information] only counted time waiting inside those stations, without including time waiting outside on the road,” he said.