A flooded tunnel is seen after heavy rains caused by Typhoon Haikui in Fuzhou, in China's southern Fujian province on September 6, 2023. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





Models showcase designs during Centrestage 2023 runway show at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 6, 2023 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Hou Yu/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)





Primary school students write Chinese character “Ren”, meaning “human being”, during the First Writing Ceremony, a traditional education activity, on September 6, 2023 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)





In this photo taken on September 7, 2023, a worker packs chili peppers into baskets in a chili drying factory in Bijie city, in China's southwest Guizhou Province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





A pedestrian waits for a bus on a flooded street following heavy rainstorms in Hong Kong, Friday, September 8, 2023. (Photo by Louise Delmotte/AP Photo)





A worker works by a whirlpool as flood waters is drained on a road in Hong Kong on September 8, 2023. Record rainfall in Hong Kong caused widespread flooding in the early hours on September 8, disrupting road and rail traffic just days after the city dodged major damage from a super typhoon. (Photo by Bertha Wang/AFP Photo)





A vehicle is seen at a collapsed road section after flood and heavy rains, in Hong Kong, China on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)





A man stands on a flooded road in Hong Kong on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Bertha Wang/AFP Photo)





A motorist drives through floodwaters on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on September 8, 2023. Record rainfall in Hong Kong caused widespread flooding in the early hours on September 8, disrupting road and rail traffic just days after the city dodged major damage from a super typhoon. (Photo by Peter Parks/AFP Photo)





A child is carried over the muddy floor of the Wong Tai Sin MTR station in Hong Kong on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Bertha Wang/AFP Photo)





Vehicles submerged in floodwater during heavy rain in Hong Kong, China, on September 8, 2023. Hong Kong's heaviest rainstorm since records began in 1884 flooded the financial hub's streets and sent torrents of water rushing through subway stations, bringing much of the city to a standstill and forcing the stock market to halt morning trading on Friday. (Photo by Justin Chin/Bloomberg)





A shopping mall is flooded following heavy rainstorms in Hong Kong, Friday, September 8, 2023. Rain pouring onto Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, halting transportation and forcing schools to close Friday. (Photo by Louise Delmotte/AP Photo)





A man views the debris of a landslide blocking a road following torrential rains hitting the city, in Hong Kong, China, 08 September 2023. The government has stopped schools and several public services while bus services of a major operator have been suspended, amid a black rainstorm alert, the highest level of the city's weather system. (Photo by Daniel Ceng/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





People walk on a flooded road in Hong Kong on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Bertha Wang/AFP Photo)





Flood water covers the floor of a shopping mall in Hong Kong on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Bertha Wang/AFP Photo)





A woman walks in a flooded back alley in Hong Kong on September 8, 2023. Record rainfall in Hong Kong caused widespread flooding in the early hours on September 8, disrupting road and rail traffic just days after the city dodged major damage from a super typhoon. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP Photo)





A man walks past the debris of a landside after heavy rains, in Hong Kong, China on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)





People hold railing to keep their position in a flooded area after heavy rains, in Hong Kong, China on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)





A view of cars partially submerged in flood water following heavy rains, in Hong Kong, China on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)





A person walks through mud in the aftermath of flooding and heavy rain in Hong Kong, China on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)