Typhoon Kompasu situation report (5)
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The Home Affairs Department has so far opened 24 temporary shelters in various districts and 247 people have sought refuge at the shelters.
As at 2pm today (October 13), the 1823 Government Call Centre has received 58 reports of fallen trees. The Drainage Services Department has received nine confirmed flooding cases. No reports of landslide have been received so far.
According to the Hospital Authority, as at 2.45pm today, 16 people (nine men and seven women) have been injured during the typhoon period and received medical treatment at the Accident and Emergency Department of public hospitals. Among them, one man has died.
Ends/Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Issued at HKT 14:54
Issued at HKT 14:54
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