Hong Kong, Landslides in Various Areas Due to Heavy Rain... Coastal Wealthy Residents Also Evacuated

Heavy Rain and Landslides Continue Due to Typhoon Haikui Aftermath

Amid landslides occurring across Hong Kong due to heavy rain damage, residents of a coastal affluent area with luxury homes worth billions have evacuated to avoid landslide risks.

According to foreign media in Hong Kong on the 10th, residents of House No. 72 in the Redhill Peninsula, a luxury housing complex located on the coastal highlands of the Tamtai area in Hong Kong, left their homes following an evacuation order from authorities concerned about landslide damage. On the same day, related departments in Hong Kong conducted an on-site inspection of the housing complex and informed the police that the ground beneath House No. 72 was unstable and could be dangerous.

On the 8th, a landslide occurred in Hong Kong, where record-breaking heavy rain poured due to the aftermath of Typhoon Haikui.
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Redhill Peninsula is an affluent area where many famous people and businesspeople in Hong Kong reside. The Hong Kong South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that a detached house with an area of 291㎡ in the complex was recently sold for 112 million Hong Kong dollars (approximately 19.1 billion KRW). Due to the landslides along the coast caused by the heavy rain, at least three houses within the Redhill Peninsula complex suffered damage.

Earlier, on the 7th, 158.1mm of heavy rain fell within one hour starting from 11 p.m. This was the highest rainfall since 1884, influenced by Typhoon Haikui. From the afternoon of the 7th to the 8th, over 600mm of rain?equivalent to a quarter of Hong Kong’s annual rainfall?poured down within 24 hours, leading to the highest heavy rain warning, the "black rainstorm warning," being maintained for more than 16 hours.

Heavy rain continued on the morning of the 10th, with ongoing reports of landslides and floods locally. Hong Kong issued a Level 2 heavy rain warning, the yellow rainstorm warning, from 6:20 a.m. to 9 a.m. that day. The Wing Tai Sin area, which had suffered significant damage from the heavy rain, was flooded again, and some roads such as Tai Tam Road were also submerged, resulting in continued damage cases.

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