The Hong Kong Observatory is evaluating the need for a red rainstorm warning as intense thundery showers impact the region.

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The Hong Kong Observatory is considering whether to issue a red rainstorm warning, less than two hours after sending out the amber signal on Monday morning. The forecaster said at 12.55pm that areas of intense thundery showers were affecting Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta. “Whether the red rainstorm warning signal needs to be issued depends on the...