‘Soaking wet’: Hong Kong parents furious after last-minute rain warning change

Hundreds of angry parents have criticised Hong Kong’s weather forecaster after children were required to attend school during heavy downpours, with many citing flooded streets and difficult commutes following the year’s first red rainstorm warning. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the red rainstorm signal at 2.40am on Thursday as intense rainbands battered the city, followed by a flooding alert for the Northern New Territories. The signal was downgraded to amber at 5.15am, which was later...

Original source: South China Morning Post