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Hong Kong suffered unprecedented and continuous heavy rain yesterday, causing severe flooding and mudslides in many areas. There were reports of people being swept away by floods in Sha Tin, prompting authorities to launch an inter-agency search and rescue operation.
The Fire Department stated that it received a call for help at 1:09 a.m. yesterday, saying that a male worker was swept away by floods in the Hung Kiu lane area. His whereabouts remain unknown.
The Fire Services Department immediately dispatched 10 fire engines, 3 fire boats and 1 ambulance to conduct search and rescue operations in the upstream, midstream, downstream and Ma Liu Shui areas. As of 12:10 noon yesterday, the incident had been upgraded to an inter-agency search and rescue operation.
The Fire Services Department dispatched the Collapsed Building Search and Rescue Team (USAR) to continue the search. Divers, underwater support vessels and rescue dogs were also deployed to assist with the operation, but no discoveries have been made yet.
In addition, personnel also carried out search and rescue operations in the Shing Mun River area, and dispatched helicopters to conduct aerial patrols along the river.
According to reports, the missing person is a 32-year-old Indonesian man with a Hong Kong ID card. The police received a report at around 1 a.m. today that a male worker was swept away by floods in Kau To Shan, Sha Tin. A flower bed at the site was also damaged by flooding.
Responding officers classified the case as a "search and rescue" operation. Firefighters and other personnel are still conducting search and rescue operations at the site in an attempt to locate the missing persons.
According to information received, the missing Indonesian man (32 years old) held a Hong Kong ID card and was working in a luxury building in Hung Kiu lane, Kau To Shan. It is suspected that a landslide caused the flower bed outside the residence to collapse and be washed away by the flood.
The Fire Services Department launched a search and rescue operation overnight, fearing that he might be washed into the river or into the sea. They dispatched 10 fire engines, 2 fire boats, 1 diving support vessel and 1 ambulance to search the scene.
The disaster response team, accompanied by search and rescue dogs, conducted searches upstream and downstream of the river and within the basin. Fireboats and helicopters from the Flying Service also conducted searches in the waters of Ma Liu Shui. However, nothing was discovered even after dark.
In addition, during the black rain yesterday morning, the police received reports of two deaths at sea, one of which occurred along the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter. At around 10 a.m., an 87-year-old man surnamed Law was found falling into the sea and was pronounced dead after being sent to the hospital.
The investigation concluded that the old man committed suicide due to illness and that the incident had nothing to do with Black Rain. Another incident involved a male security guard in his 70s. At around 11am yesterday, he was found falling into the sea in Sheung Wan. After being rescued by firefighters and sent to the hospital, he was confirmed dead. He was originally scheduled to go to work in Tai Hang around 7 a.m. The cause of death is still under investigation.
严重洪水期间失踪的印尼工人的搜救工作仍在继续
香港昨日遭遇史无前例的持续大雨，多地引发严重水浸及泥石流。
据报道，沙田有人员被洪水冲走，促使当局展开跨机构搜救行动。 消防部门表示，昨天凌晨1时09分接到求助电话，称红桥里地区一名男性工人被洪水冲走。 他的下落仍然不明。
消防处随即出动10辆消防车、3艘消防船及1辆救护车，在上游、中游、下游及马料水地区进行搜救行动。 截至昨日中午12时10分，事件已升级为跨机构搜救行动。
消防处派出倒塌建筑物搜救队继续搜寻。 潜水员、水下支援船和搜救犬也被部署协助行动，但尚未有任何发现。
此外，人员还在城门河地区开展搜救行动，并出动直升机沿河进行空中巡逻。
据报道，失踪者是一名32岁的印尼男子，持有香港身份证。 警方今日凌晨1时左右接获报告，沙田九肚山一名男工人被水浸冲走。 现场的一个花坛也被洪水损坏。
回应官员将此案归类为“搜救”行动。 消防队员和其他人员仍在现场进行搜救行动，试图找到失踪人员。
据收到的消息，失踪的印尼男子（32岁）持有香港身份证，在九渡山虹桥一栋豪华大厦工作。 疑似山体滑坡导致住宅外的花坛倒塌并被洪水冲走。
消防处连夜展开搜救行动，担心他可能被冲入河中或海中。 他们出动10辆消防车、2艘消防船、1艘潜水支援船和1辆救护车前往现场搜寻。
救灾队伍在搜救犬的陪同下，在河流上下游和流域内进行搜救。 飞行服务队的消防船和直升机亦前往马料水海域进行搜寻。 然而，天黑后什么也没有发现。
此外，昨日上午黑雨期间，警方接获两人海上死亡报告，其中一宗发生在铜锣湾避风塘沿岸。 上午10点左右，87岁罗姓男子被发现落海，送往医院后宣告不治。
调查结论是，老人因病自杀，该事件与黑雨无关。 另一起事件涉及一名70多岁的男性保安。 昨日上午11时左右，他被发现在上环落海。 经消防人员救出并送往医院后，确认死亡。 他原定早上7时左右到大坑上班，死因仍在调查中。
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