STORY: :: August 14, 2025
:: Hong Kong
:: Tropical Storm Podul raises Hong Kong’s highest rainstorm warning
“Last week and last month — it’s been raining constantly, and raining really heavily. Even in Guangzhou, it’s been raining unbelievably hard. Many places in mainland China have experienced flooding, which hasn’t been good for anyone. My trip to Hong Kong this time has been completely disrupted.”
:: Schools were cancelled as well as a high-profile hearing for pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai
The hearing of Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai was cancelled after authorities issued their highest-level “black” rainstorm warning, as supporters queued under umbrellas outside the court.
Schools were suspended, and some hospital services were also disrupted in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, airports across the region reported cancellation rates of around 20%, according to data from Flightmaster, as Podul pelted parts of the Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Hunan, and Jiangxi with more than 2.76 inches of rain per hour.
Podul made landfall on the coast of China’s southeastern province of Fujian at 00:30 local time (1630 GMT Wednesday), having weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm after lashing Taiwan on Wednesday (August 13), where winds of up to 118 mph left one person missing and scores injured.
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