Tropical Cyclone Ragasa situation report (12)
The Hurricane Signal No. 10 issued by the Hong Kong Observatory earlier this morning (September 24) remains in force.
As at 9am, the Home Affairs Department opened 50 temporary shelters in various districts and 765 people sought refuge at the shelters.
Regarding reports of fallen trees, the Government's 1823 Call Centre, the Fire Services Department and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department received 94 reports, 175 reports and one report respectively as at 10am.
In addition, as at 10am, the Civil Engineering and Development Department received one report of landslide while the Drainage Services Department received 12 reports of flooding.
According to the Hospital Authority, as at 9am, 33 people (20 males and 13 females) were injured during the typhoon period. They received medical treatments at the Accident and Emergency departments of public hospitals.
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DSD deeply saddened by passing of contractor staff member
The Director of Drainage Services, Mr Ringo Mok, was deeply saddened by the passing of a staff member of its contractor in an accident that occurred at a construction site for upgrading works of existing sewerage system at Yen Chow Street in Sham Shui Po yesterday (May 27). He expressed his deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and requested the contractor to provide them with appropriate assistance.
At about 8.30am yesterday, the worker was injured during a lifting operation at the construction site. He was sent to Princess Margaret Hospital for treatment and was certified dead at about 11.30pm.
The Drainage Services Department (DSD) has requested the contractor to suspend the related works and conduct a safety check. The contractor was also instructed to carry out a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident. The DSD will also render full assistance to relevant departments in their investigations.
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