Today (1st) is the first day of the Chinese New Year of the Tiger. It is traditionally believed that "water can make money". On New Year's Eve, many people witnessed the water level rise and flooding in many places in Hong Kong. Among them, residents in Shatin and Tai Wai witnessed river water. Flooded, overflowing into footpaths and into tunnels; and in low-lying areas such as Chek Keng, a camping hotspot in Sai Kung, it was also photographed that the pier was flooded and the grass was submerged into puddles, just like Typhoon Hato. now.
Re-enactment of Typhoon Hato floods the tunnel
With the New Year approaching, the weather is cold, but there is no "wind and rain". Why are there so many floods?
It turned out to be affected by the astronomical spring tide and the monsoon.
Yesterday (January 31) evening, some neighbors shared pictures on the Internet, referring to the rising water of the Shing Mun River. The water flow from the Shing Mun River near the Sha Tin Sports Ground has rushed up to the pedestrian path, and some water has also poured into the cycle track and into the tunnel. .
In addition, in the river garden set up by the Drainage Services Department in Tai Wai, some members of the public also photographed scenes of flooding.
According to the Facebook page "MET WARN Weather Warning", at about 8:40 last night, the water level in many parts of Hong Kong was rising to about 3.0 meters above the chart datum.
(“MET WARN Weather Warning” Facebook photo)
The water level in many places in Hong Kong recorded 3 meters above the chart datum
According to the Facebook page "MET WARN Weather Warning", at about 8:40 last night, the water level in many parts of Hong Kong was rising to about 3.0 meters above the chart datum, including the monitoring stations in Tai Po Kau and Tsim Bi Tsui. The height of seawater has reached 3.02 and 3.06 meters respectively, and other monitoring stations such as Ma Wan and Damiao Wan also recorded a height of over 2.9 meters.
In addition, some netizens pointed out that seeing the sea off the Hung Hom Pier at 8 p.m. "has already risen quite a bit", but according to his visual observation, "there is still one meter away before there is a chance of flooding."
Many people took advantage of the New Year's holiday to go camping in the suburbs. In Sai Kung's camping hot spot, Chek Keng Tai Meadow, a large number of tents have appeared every weekend recently. This morning, some people also photographed the "tragic situation" after the flooding. It was also covered by water at one point.
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