The city of Hong Kong has seen its coldest winter weather in nearly 60 years, according to the Hong Kong Free Press, and aerial photos of one of the world's most dense cities shed new light on just how tightly packed residents are.

For every square mile of land in Hong Kong, there are over 10,000 residents. Even more sobering: Kwun Tong, one of the city’s 18 districts, has a density of over 92,000 people per square mile, according to the Hong Kong Government.

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Photographer Andy Yeung used a drone to encapsulate just how tightly-knit Hong Kong’s high-rises are. Inside buildings like these, over 100,000 people are living inside alarmingly small 40-square-foot cubicle apartments, according to PetaPixel.

More of Andy Yeung’s photography can be found on his website. 

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