Worker killed and others trapped after scaffolding collapses in Hong Kong

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>One worker has died and others are trapped after a major rainstorm blew bamboo scaffolding off the side of a building under construction in Hong Kong&comma; officials said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Chinese territory was battered by heavy rain and high winds as other parts of the country also experienced dangerous weather conditions from Tropical Storm Lionrock&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Local media reported that construction workers and several other people trapped in two cars were rescued by emergency workers after the scaffold collapsed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Hong Kong Observatory reported that the storm was south west of the regional financial hub&comma; which has a population of 7&period;5 million&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Maximum sustained winds were measured at 61kph &lpar;38mph&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It said outer rain bands associated with Lionrock would continue to bring widespread heavy rain to the coast of Guangdong province&comma; across the border in mainland China&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads1--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It also issued warnings of stormy seas and possible flooding&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The island province of Hainan&comma; south of Hong Kong&comma; and other parts of the southern coast were also preparing for the storm&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Elsewhere in China&comma; the Ministry of Natural Resources and the China Meteorological Administration issued warnings of possible landslides and flooding in the north and west&comma; including the provinces of Shanxi&comma; Sichuan&comma; Shaanxi and Gansu&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A flood warning was also issued along the middle and lower segments of the Yellow River&comma; 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