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Hong Kong authorities have declared the highest level of alert due to extreme rainfall.
The authorities in Hong Kong have issued a black rainstorm warning—the highest level of meteorological alert—due to intense downpours, according to TV channel MIR 24.
Meteorologists recorded the highest rainfall for August in 140 years of observations. As a safety measure, all beaches in the special administrative region have been closed.
Classes have been canceled in educational institutions, and teachers are supervising students until their parents arrive. Employers have been advised to temporarily excuse staff from attending offices, except for those in critical services.
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US President Donald Trump sent Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev symbolic gifts—a key to the White House and a baseball cap with his personal autograph. Kazakh media reported this, citing the Kazakh president's press secretary, Ruslan Zheldibay.
According to Astana, the American leader accompanied the gifts with words of high respect, calling Tokayev "a wonderful person and an experienced statesman with a deep and balanced understanding of international affairs."
Trump's gesture underscores his personal affection for the Kazakh leader and may signal his intention to maintain warm bilateral relations between the US and Kazakhstan.
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