ON THIS day 25 years ago: Staff of the Roads and Drainage Division of the Public Works Department were on standby duty throughout the night to deal with landslides and floods resulting from continuous rain.
A total of 97 mm of rain was recorded for the day. The heaviest fall of 61 mm was recorded between 1 pm and 3 pm. With the previous day's 110 mm, rainfall for the two days totalled 207 mm.