TYPHOON TOOK FOUR LIVESAlice created two new recordsBy SCMP StaffThis article was first published on May 21, 1961The typhoon which struck Hongkong on Friday took four lives, but the damage done was negligible compared to the havoc wrought by the severe storm which pounded the Colony in June last year.The number of people injured during Typhoon Alice was around 20, but the majority of them were not seriously hurt.The four persons who were killed were two women and two children.An SCMP picture from the May 21, 1961 paper edition showing a 7,000-ton Indonesian freighter being refloated with the helps of tugs at Taikoo Dockyard. Photo: SCMPThis is how they died: A boy was swept into the sea by waves and drowned. His body was found on the seashore off Hoi Tan Street, Shamshuipo.
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In 1961, Typhoon Alice claims 4 lives in Hong Kong – SCMP archive
In May 1961, Typhoon Alice struck Hong Kong, resulting in four fatalities and approximately twenty injuries. The storm's impact was significantly less severe than a previous typhoon in June of the preceding year, with negligible overall damage.
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In May 1961, Typhoon Alice struck Hong Kong, resulting in four fatalities and approximately twenty injuries. The storm's impact was significantly less severe than a previous typhoon in June of the preceding year, with negligible overall damage. The four individuals who lost their lives were two women and two children. One documented death involved a boy who drowned after being swept into the sea by waves. The article, originally published on May 21, 1961, also notes that an Indonesian freighter was refloated in Taikoo Dockyard following the typhoon.
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One of the victims was a boy who drowned after being swept into the sea.
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Typhoon Alice caused four deaths in Hong Kong.
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The number of people injured during Typhoon Alice was around 20.
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The damage done by Typhoon Alice was negligible compared to the previous year's storm.
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