FRIORITY
EN CLAIR
FM HONG KONG 173130Z
K.
2
UNCLASSIFIED
TO PRIORITY F.C.O. TELEGRAM NUMBER 571 OF 17 AUGUST INFO PRIORITY
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
REPORT ON TYPHOON ROSE 1003 HOURS 17TH AUGUST 1971.
CASUALTIES:
KILLED 8: KISSING 2:
INJURED 138 (49 ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL)
DAMAGE:
EXTENT NOT KNOWN BUT THOUGHT TO BE CONSIDERABLE.
SHIPPING #
20 SHIPS AGROUND INCLUDING U.S.S. REGULUS.
ROADS:
7 ROADS IN HONG KONG, 4 IN KOWLOON AND ONE IN NEW TERRITORIES SO
FAR REPORTED BLOCKED BUT PROBABLY MANY OTHER BLOCKAGES NOT YET
REPORTED.
POWER AND TELEPHONES:
AT ONE TIME ALL KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES WERE WITHOUT POWER.
SOME PARTS OF KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES ARE STILL WITHOUT, AND
SOME PARTS OF HONG KONG ISLAND. MANY TELEPHONES ARE OUT OF ORDER.
FLOODING:
ABOUT 1,000 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED FROM LOW LYING AREAS IN TAI PO DISTRICT AND ARE BEING LOOKED AFTER BY NTA (NEW TERRITORIES
ADMINISTRATION) WITH FOOD FROM SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. /GOVERNMENT
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