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The Hong Kong Observatory issued its highest rainstorm warning signal, the black rainstorm, on Tuesday (July 29) morning as intense rainfall swept across the city, causing flooding in multiple areas.

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00:00The Hong Kong Observatory issued its highest rainstorm warning signal,
00:07the black rainstorm, on Tuesday morning as intense rainfall swept across the city,
00:12causing flooding in multiple areas.
00:14In an eastern residential area of Hong Kong Island,
00:17the torrential rain created a flash waterfall on a hillside,
00:22with water continuously cascading down the slopes.
00:25The black rainstorm warning indicates that rainfall exceeding 70 mm per hour
00:32has been recorded or is expected in widespread areas of Hong Kong,
00:37with the heavy rain likely to persist.

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