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Hong Kong farmers face heavy losses from relentless summer rain

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Farmers in Hong Kong are experiencing significant financial losses due to continuous heavy rainfall since May. Flooded fields have destroyed crops like sunflowers, melons, and vegetables, leading to six-figure losses for individual farms. One farm in the northern district reported a HK$300,000 loss after seven hours of continuous rain on Sunday, impacting its ability to sustain its operations and charge visitors. AI

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Hong Kong farmers face heavy losses from relentless summer rain

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Theodora Yu ·

    Non-stop summer rain leaves Hong Kong farmers with heavy losses as crops fail

    Local farmers have suffered six-figure losses because of extreme downpours since May, with a farm in northern Hong Kong flooded for seven hours during heavy rain on Sunday. Leung Yat-shun of Shun Sum Yuen farm in Yuen Long said on Monday that efforts to grow tens of thousands of …

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