1.   Residents jammed the switchboard of city authorities asking whether it was safe in the area.

2.   Earlier in the day, panicked residents jammed freeways as they tried to heed official advisories to evacuate the city.

3.   Residents jammed an old factory grounds to celebrate as balloons and a score of flapping white pigeons floated overhead.

4.   Residents jammed municipality phone lines to report cellars filling with rainwater.

5.   Residents jammed the airport, trying to flee.

6.   Throughout the day on Sunday, Hong Kong residents jammed the old airport, bringing children and cameras for a last, nostalgic look.

7.   Throughout Sunday, Hong Kong residents jammed the old airport, bring their children and their cameras for a last look.

8.   Throughout Sunday, Hong Kong residents jammed the old airport, bringing their children and their cameras for a last look.

9.   Throughout the day on Sunday, Hong Kong residents jammed the old airport, bringing their children and their cameras for a last, nostalgic look.

10.   Residents jammed police and civil defence switchboards, before the authorities called for calm.