A view of the extent of tree waste stored at Kai Tak. Photo: Roy Issa A view of the extent of tree waste stored at Kai Tak. Photo: Roy Issa
A view of the extent of tree waste stored at Kai Tak. Photo: Roy Issa
Hong Kong /  Health & Environment

Typhoon Mangkhut: area the size of 12 football fields on former Kai Tak runway to store fallen trees in clean-up struggle

Reports of uprooted trees have tripled to more than 46,000 as city reels from clean-up effort and experts question if long-term planning is needed

Topic |   Typhoon Mangkhut
Olga Wong
Karen Zhang and Olga Wong

Updated: 11:23pm, 30 Sep, 2018

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A view of the extent of tree waste stored at Kai Tak. Photo: Roy Issa A view of the extent of tree waste stored at Kai Tak. Photo: Roy Issa
A view of the extent of tree waste stored at Kai Tak. Photo: Roy Issa
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