DSD handle 7 flooding cases amid amber rainstorm, deploy pumping robot

The Drainage Services Department activated its emergency control centre and deployed more than 60 emergency response teams to handle flooding across the New Territories after the Observatory issued an amber rainstorm warning and a special flood report for northern New Territories on Wednesday night.

The department confirmed seven flooding cases as of midnight, including locations at Tai Tau Leng roundabout, Fan Kam Road, Ping Che in Fanling, Shek Kong Airport Road, Fanling Highway, Kwu Tung in Sheung Shui, and the pedestrian tunnel on Choi Yuen Road near Po Shek Wu in Sheung Shui.

The department deployed a mobile powerful pumping robot to assist drainage on Fanling Highway and Shek Kong Airport Road.

Residents were urged to call the department's 24-hour hotline at 2300 1110 if they discover blocked drains or flooding.

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