10-metre tree falls onto 3 vehicles on busy Hong Kong road, disrupting traffic for 3 hours
[South China Morning Post] - 11/15/2024
Taxi, car and school bus hit by spider tree crashing down onto Prince Edward Road West, but no injuries reported.
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[RTHK] - 15/11/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024
10-metre tree falls onto 3 vehicles on busy Hong Kong road, disrupting traffic for 3 hours
Taxi, car and school bus hit by spider tree crashing down onto Prince Edward Road West, but no injuries reported.
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024
Typhoon Usagi approaches Hong Kong but threat ‘not high’, forecaster says
Usagi is expected to maintain a distance of more than 500km from the city and then turn towards Japan’s Ryukyu Islands.
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024