A fresh water pipe burst on Peak Road on Friday (5th), causing a landslide.
The police said this afternoon (6th) that due to a landslide caused by a burst of water pipes near Peak Road, the following road sections are now required to implement one-lane two-way traffic measures, including the section of Peak Road between Barker Road and Maggie Gap Road, and The section of Gam Road near Magixian Gap Road, and heavy vehicles cannot travel on the above section.
The police urged motorists to follow the instructions of the police at the scene. Due to traffic control, the traffic on Magixian Gap Road (uphill) is very congested. The police urge the public to avoid driving to the top of the mountain unless necessary.
NWFB posted on its Facebook page that due to the impact of landslides on Peak Road near Gam Road, NWFB Line 15 will terminate at Wan Chai Gap Road, while NWFB Line X15 will provide limited services on single-deck buses. And add stops along the Peak Road.
Police urge citizens to avoid driving to the top of the mountain
At about 2 pm yesterday (5th), a fresh water pipe burst on Hong Kong Island Peak Road near Kam Road and a large amount of fresh water gushed out. This caused a landslide on a slope with a range of 30 meters by 100 meters. No one was injured in the incident.
There is a video on the Internet that directly hits the landslide situation. It can be seen that there is continuous water gushing out of the retaining wall of the slope, and the channel of the retaining wall is unbelievably loaded, and begins to collapse. The yellow soil under the hillside and the pillars at the bottom of the road are exposed.
Witnesses screamed, "dead fire".
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The top road bursts with fresh water pipes and the landslide scene is astonishing. Witnesses scream: dead fire