When it rains in Hong Kong, it pours*. Unlike the benign rains back at home in Singapore, it gets really destructive when it pours over here.
Flights get delayed (345 to be exact at HKIA)...
(Picture from WierdAsia- Flooded Airport highway, see car in front of picture. Drivers reportedly had to escape from their cars through the windows.)
Roads get turned into rivers and...
(Picture from Xinhua)
slippery landslides can be fatal ( 2 deaths in Tuen Mun).
Just like the typhoons, the rainstorms come with their own vernacular. They can be amber, red and black. Yes, the bad rainstorm we had on Sat was black. Plus it came with a little sign with a rockface and crumbling stones. Well, it sure didn't mean that rockclimbing wasn't not safe during this period, it meant that a bloody landslide could occur, so stay home !And stay at home we did. Hubby had his bike ride cancelled and my weekend long slow run became a hamster trek on the treadmill.Still, I'm thankful that nothing dramtic happened to me this time. I felt really sad for the little kids who lost their parents in Tuen Mun and all the folks who are left stranded in Lantau without electricity or water.
*This note is written to assure all my friends that I'm alright. I live in a pigeonhole in the sky.
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