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Hong Kong, Shenzhen deluged by heaviest rain on record
Asia Pacific ·September 8, 2023 · 7:18 AM UTC The Asian financial hub of Hong Kong was drenched on Friday by the heaviest rain since records began 140 years ago, killing one person and injuring 83, media reported, as unusually wet weather caused by typhoons brought more disruption to southern China.
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