Hong Kong Hit by Record-Breaking Rains

Intense rainfall in Hong Kong and South China has led to widespread disruption, with residential areas submerged, roads washed away, and the entire transportation network, including trains, experiencing significant delays. Approximately 183 people have been transported to hospitals as a result of the deluge.

In Hong Kong, the torrential rains have caused extensive flooding in residential areas, resulting in the closure of schools, offices, and businesses. The city witnessed an astonishing 70 millimeters of rain within a single hour on Thursday, shattering a record that had stood for nearly 140 years, according to the Meteorological Department. Over the course of Thursday, Hong Kong has recorded more than 158 millimeters of rainfall, as reported by the Hong Kong Observatory.

Authorities are actively engaged in rescue operations to evacuate individuals stranded in flood-affected areas, and within the past 24 hours, 183 people have been admitted to hospitals. Landslides have also severed land routes in some areas.

Meanwhile, the neighboring southern Chinese city of Shenzhen is grappling with heavy rains and flooding. Residents in low-lying areas have been advised to stay in their homes due to the flooding risk. South Bay Guangdong, situated nearby, experienced a suspension of hundreds of flights due to adverse weather conditions, marking the worst weather event in the city since 1952.

In response to the crisis, Shenzhen is considering releasing excess water from its reservoirs, a move that Hong Kong authorities have cautioned could lead to flooding in the northern regions of Hong Kong. The Chinese Meteorological Department has issued forecasts for further heavy rainfall in the southwestern regions of the country on both Friday and Saturday.

For the economic stability of the country, Army Chief General Syed Hafiz Asim Munir’s recent initiatives are commendable. The elements hostile to the country, including the accused of the May 9 tragedy, should be brought to justice. Various resolutions have been approved.

Chinyut (Rep. Xperlis) Several resolutions were passed in the closing session of the 36th Annual International Khatam Nabubat Conference. In the approved resolutions, it was said that this gathering strongly condemns the continuous desecration of the Holy Quran in various European and Western countries, especially Sweden, and demands the government raise its voice against it at the global level. For the economic stability of the country, Army Chief General Syed Hafiz Asim Munir’s recent measures are commendable. It strongly condemns the Jaranwala tragedy and calls for the formation of a high-level commission to investigate it so that the conspirators behind it can be exposed, the desecration of the Holy Quran and the desecration of the Holy Prophet and the Christian places of worship. Those who set fire to residential houses should also be punished according to the law. And the forces are insulting Pakistan, This conference not only condemns this insult but demands that the anti-national elements including the accused of the May 9 tragedy be brought to justice. We fully support the Pakistan Army and its Chief of Staff and pay tribute to the veterans of the Pakistan Army who laid down their lives for the security and defense of the country since 1965. The internal and external conspiracies against the laws of the noble Prophethood and protection of the end of Prophethood should be exposed, the judicial, economic, and economic structure should be made by Islamic principles, get rid of the usury system, the economic system of Islam and the Islamic banking system. It should be promoted, according to the recommendations of the Islamic Ideological Council, Sharia punishment should be implemented for the apostate, property rights should be given to the residents of Chenab Nagar without exception, September 7 should be named the Day of Protection of the End of Prophethood and this day should be celebrated at the official level. Go and declare this day as a public holiday.