STORY: :: Intense rain in Hong Kong creates a waterfall and triggers flooding in multiple areas
:: July 29, 2025
:: A black rainstorm alert was issued, before being downgraded to red two hours later
In an eastern residential area of Hong Kong Island, the torrential rain created a flash waterfall on a hillside, with water continuously cascading down the slopes.
The black rainstorm warning was issued at 9:10 a.m. (0110 GMT), before being downgraded to red at 11:05 a.m. (0305 GMT) and later to amber at 11:45 a.m. (0345 GMT).
The black rainstorm warning indicates that rainfall exceeding 2.75 inch (70 mm) per hour has been recorded or is expected in widespread areas of Hong Kong, with the heavy rain likely to persist.
