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Hong Kong’s first black rainstorm warning of 2021 leads to schools, Covid-19 jabs suspension, while Lantau landslide causes delays for hundreds
- Islands District Council chairman Randy Yu estimates the storm affected about 300 to 400 residents on Lantau
- Seven other landslides were reported in various areas across city while floods were also seen on Lantau and Cheung Chau
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Hong Kong suspended school classes and Covid-19 vaccinations on Monday morning as the first “black” rainstorm of the year lashed the city, while a landslide on Lantau Island resulted in delays for hundreds of residents on their daily commute.
The black rainstorm warning – the highest in a three-tier system – was downgraded to a red-level alert at 11.05am after being in effect for almost three hours. It was then lowered to amber status just 40 minutes later, prompting health authorities to announce that inoculation centres would gradually resume services.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) called off the morning trading sessions for both the securities and derivatives markets.
The Hong Kong Observatory cancelled the amber alert at 12.30pm and two hours later a thunderstorm warning that was in effect was also removed.
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In the New Territories, police attributed a fatal traffic accident to the heavy rain as a bus driver lost control of his vehicle on a wet road in Sheung Shui at about 6.18am.
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