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Hong Kong officials met the press to provide details on efforts in handling the aftermath of the city’s worst downpour in more than a century amid mounting questions over a perceived lack of preparedness. The extreme weather event, which also triggered the city’s longest- ever black rainstorm warning, turned streets into rivers, stranded drivers in vehicles, flooded malls as well as railway stations, and sent more than 140 people to hospitals. At least 2 people were initially reported dead but authorities had been unable to confirm if their deaths were a direct result of the storms. As of Monday, September 11, 2023, officials said several bodies had been found, but only one death could be confirmed as having been caused by the flooding.
