Heavy rain in Hongkong
June 11, 2008 – 12:44 pmIt is said, that during the summer there often is some heavy rain in Hongkong. You probably already experienced some heavy rain. However these tropical rainfalls are really heavy. Last weekend there was one really bad incident of heaviest rain. For a while I couldn’t really believe the vast amounts of water that were falling from the skies. Like someone threw buckets from the above buildings. But in this case, it was normal precipitation. I could go on talking about… but let’s just see some pictures:
Take care on Queens Road West. Between Sheung Wan and Sai Wan submarines are using the roads temporarily.
At that morning I wanted to go shopping at the supermarket around the corner, but they were closed due to flooding. I only wanted to buy some cereals, but the rainfall forced me to do an extend walk first until I found a supermarket, which was quite some distance away. On my way I came across this place. Only 5 meters left and 5 meters right to this one there were pillars of a bridge standing. Scary!
My first guess was, this is a regular garden mole, but then some security guy told me to not go nearer. So what was lurking in this cavity?
China, and probably all places in Asia, have surprised me in the past. This one is just another strange incident. But then I’m quite impressed. I hope it happens again, because to be honest, I like sound of rainfall. Maybe You experience it too? I can really sleep better when I hear the sound of rainfall outside my window. The weather is okay now and I’m wondering what to do at the upcoming weekend. I have been at the peak before (wonderful view over the city there) so I need to find something else.
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