{
  "id": 85308,
  "title": "Non-stop summer rain leaves Hong Kong farmers with heavy losses as crops fail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/non-stop-summer-rain-leaves-hong-kong-farmers-with-heavy-losses-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T11:21:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3362819/non-stop-summer-rain-leaves-hong-kong-farmers-heavy-losses-crops-fail"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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 sunflowers had been a washout since May, with precipitation in July alone having already surpassed typical levels by 23…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Legco-executive dialogue must deliver more than novelty for Hong Kong",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/legco-executive-dialogue-must-deliver-more-than-novelty-for-hong-kong",
        "published": "2026-08-02T21:30:05.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}