Affected by Typhoon Chapaca, the No. 3 strong wind signal was hoisted at the Observatory this (20th) morning, causing heavy rain in many areas of Hong Kong.
In inclement weather, the police and firefighters received a report saying that a man and his friend were walking on the mountain in Ma Da Shijian, Ma On Shan, Tai Shui Hang. When they reached the Heroic Waterfall, the man was washed away by the flood. Firefighters arrived at the scene to search and rescue for 6 hours. The victim was found at the bottom of Hero Lake, and the victim was confirmed dead at the scene.
Hong Kong mountain climbing expert Zhong Jianmin was shocked by the accident. He wondered why there was still such a heavy rain this morning and there were still people going to the Ma Da Shijian mountain. He explained that Ma Da Shijian has always been rich in water sources, and the water source will suddenly increase when heavy rains make it very dangerous to be in the Shijian location. .
It was reported that two men and two women went hiking in Ma Da Shijian, Ma On Shan. One of the men was washed away by the water.
Sources at the scene indicated that firefighters were searching in two ways, and fire divers were on guard at the catchment area.
(Photo by Weng Yuhui)
Zhong Jianmin: "It's the weather, people don't fight over the water, and when they fall, they won't return."
Zhong Jianmin said that there are huge rocks at the Maida Shijian location. When the typhoon signal No. 3 and the yellow rainstorm warning come into effect this morning, heavy downpour upstream will cause a large amount of water to rush to the Shijian location. The hydraulic power can be 10 times that of normal. When the flood reaches Shijian, and the mountain hikers are easily washed away by the water when they are in that place. "You can usually jump over it, but people won’t go over the water because of the weather, and they won’t go back when they stumble and fall."
In recent years, Hong Kong people have been hiking in hot mountains, but hiking accidents have also occurred from time to time. Zhong Jianmin believes that mountain hikers have neglected the safety awareness of hiking. He said that even people with experience in hiking will not go there during wind or heavy rain. The location of Shijian, even if the weather is good on weekdays, you must be more careful when you go to Shijian.
Zhong Jianmin urged that mountain hikers should make full preparations before setting off, understand the weather and route conditions of the day, so as to increase their vigilance on mountain hikes.
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Looking through the information, Ma Da Shijian connects Ma On Shan Village to Da Shui Keng Village. It is one of the nine largest stone streams in Hong Kong. The stone streams are scattered with huge boulders. Among them, the Hero Waterfall is also known as the "Hanging Pot Flying Waterfall."
On this route, flash floods may occur in Shijian during summer or after heavy rains, which is prone to fatal accidents.
On August 19 last year, a 25-year-old Pakistani man and his boyfriend were walking on the mountain in Ma Da Shijian. It is understood that some people were playing jumping in the pool at the Hero Waterfall. The 25-year-old Bahan fell about 10 meters and was seriously injured and sent to the hospital. Proved dead.
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The middle-aged Han Ma’anshan hiking stream was washed away by floods and fire fighting search and rescue for 6 hours. The corpse was found in the hero pool. The hero was killed. The deceased Xiao Wenjie founded the hiking club. Once organized a volunteer team to retrieve the missing person’s body. Suspected of being washed away by the flood and missing
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