FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous. From ditching in the water to crashing through television aerials the images show the perils pilots faced when having to wing their way through residential tower blocks when attempting to land at the infamous Kai Tak 11,000-foot-long airport. Pictures also show how the tower blocks have boomed in size since the closure of the airport, which previously restricted their height. First built by the British in 1925 by the time it was closed by the Hong Kong government in 1998, it had suffered a shocking 12 air disasters with 270 people killed during this time - yet was handling nearly 30 million passengers per-year by 1996. Teacher Daryl Scott Chapman, 41, originally from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire and who has lived in Hong Kong since he was 16-years-old took the pictures from 1992 to 1998
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .