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Reclamation southwest of Shek Kwu Chau for integrated waste management facilities
Monday, January 18, 2021, Hong Kong
For approximately 12 months, reclamation works involving sand filling, hydrographic survey, and construction of seawall and breakwater will be carried out within the area bounded by straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum) from (A) to (I) and the adjacent shoreline:
(A) 22° 11.334’N 113° 59.462’E
(B) 22° 11.149’N 113° 59.466’E
(C) 22° 11.144’N 113° 59.289’E
(D) 22° 11.237’N 113° 58.828’E
(E) 22° 11.373’N 113° 58.744’E
(F) 22° 11.491’N 113° 58.709’E
(G) 22° 11.596’N 113° 58.764’E
(H) 22° 11.656’N 113° 58.821’E
(I) 22° 11.656’N 113° 58.942’E
Yellow marker buoys fitted with yellow flashing lights, radar reflectors and AIS will be laid at co-ordinates from (B) to (H) to mark the boundary of the works area.
Townsville airport closes, but Tropical Cyclone Kimi weakens, is unlikely to cross coast
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Tropical Cyclone Kimi has been downgraded to a tropical low.
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The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says it is now unlikely weakening Tropical Cyclone Kimi will significantly impact the north Queensland coast.
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The BOM says it has weakened, and is unlikely to cross the coast
There is still a possibility it could change track
The cyclone intensified to a category two on Monday, but as it continued to move south off the coast between Hinchinbrook Island and Townsville, the storm was downgraded to a category one system late in the evening.
Dangerous thunderstorm in south-east Qld dumps 95mm in one hour
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A dangerous thunderstorm has swept through the Redlands, Brisbane s bayside area, dumping 95 millimetres of rainfall in one hour.
The region copped a total of 191 millimetres overnight, while isolated places across south-east Queensland also received high totals including Mount Tamborine with 100 millimetres, Cape Moreton with 119 millimetres and 137 millimetres falling on North Stradbroke Island.
A car was stuck in floodwaters at Coomera in Logan. QFES and SES were called to assist.
Credit:Nine News Queensland, Twitter
Weather by Tobias Jurss-Lewis, Jo Glover and Nathan Edwards 18th Jan 2021 1:38 PM | Updated: 8:05 PM
Premium Content Two very dangerous thunderstorms are moving across southeast Queensland this evening. Severe thunderstorms have dumped more than 100mm in an hour to some regions and are expected to last into the evening. The latest alert warns of life-threatening flash flooding . The latest southeast warning, for heavy rainfall and damaging winds, was issued at 7.14pm for people in Redland City, Sunshine Coast and parts of Gympie, Logan, Somerset, South Burnett, Gold Coast, Noosa, Brisbane City and Moreton Bay council areas. The updated severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the state’s south, issued at 7.14pm. Picture: BoM