Weather tracker: Heavy rainfall across India, Japan and Hong Kong causes widespread disruption

Hong Kong hit by 350mm of rain in 24 hours while mountainous state of Uttarakhand badly affected by landslides and flooding

Large parts of Asia have been especially wet this week and the heavy rain is forecast to continue into next week. Hong Kong issued four black rainstorm warnings – the most times this warning has been issued in a single week.

The worst of the rainfall was seen on 5 August, when more than 350mm of rain fell in 24 hours, the highest daily rainfall recorded in August since 1884. This caused widespread disruption on roads and flights.