apparently last nite it rained so heavily that the outdoor car park at Kelvin's place was flooded and alot of car owners found their cars in water levels that were almost halfway up the knee levels gosh..thank goodness he didnt park outdoors lol..
Jul 17, 2010
Floods hit S'pore again
HEAVY rains lashed Singapore early on Saturday morning, uprooting trees and causing flash floods in many area.
The affected areas included Braddell Road, Changi Road and Bukit Timah, where rising floodwaters stranded several drivers in their vehicles.
At the Tessarina Condo in Bukit Timah area, waters rose to knee-high, flooding the basement carpark. Some cars were almost submerged in water, prompting frantic residents to move them out to drier grounds.
Straitstimes.com reader Jerry Chan said the flooding was 'chaotic' and it was the third time in seven months, not 'once in 50 years as suggested'.
Singapore Civil Defence Force personnel also evacuated 60 people in 20 different places, including passengers who were stuck in an SBS bus along Upper Thomson Road.
There were also reports of a fallen tree along Dorset Road, which was causing traffic congestion.
Along Upper Thomson Road, shops were reported to be badly damaged, with huge fridges overturned and smashed.
There were also reports of a flooded carpark at the Delfi Orchard, which was hit by the worst flooding in 26 years in June just less than a month ago.
Parts of Kallang and Tanjong Katong were also flooded.
Ms Grace Loh, a resident of Tanjong Katong, sent pictures of her flooded home, which she called a 'shocking sight'.
Said Ms Loh: 'The flood today seems worse than what I experienced as a child in the 1980s!'http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_554647.html
Flash floods hit Singapore again
By yahoosingapore – July 17th, 2010
A torrential downpour in the early hours of Saturday morning triggered flash floods in various parts of Singapore.
Among the hardest hit areas were Braddell Road, Joo Chiat Terrace, Changi Road, Bukit Timah and Delfi in Orchard Road.
It is the third time in recent months that heavy rain caused havoc to motorists and resulted in severe flooding.
Twitter user and Fly Entertainment CEO Irene Ang (@flyirene) commented, “My whole lane — Joo Chiat Terrace – and I heard Telok Kurau and Geylang also!” when asked by Yahoo! how badly affected her area was.
Irene Ang's Twitter comment, "Me and my neighbours' 10 houses sharing a 25meter lap pool now!"
Twitter followers of @yahooSGnewsroom, Winnilicious and PohLeng, also said Tampines and homes in Opera Estate were also hit.
The Straits Times also reported that the basement carpark in Tessarina Condominium in Bukit Timah area was submerged in knee-high waters.
Singapore Civil Defence Force personnel also had to evacuate 60 people in 20 different places, including passengers who were stuck in an SBS bus along Upper Thomson Road.
The same paper reported that shops along Upper Thomson Road were badly damaged, with huge fridges overturned and smashed.
The Delfi Orchard, which was hit by the worst flooding in 26 years in June just less than a month ago, was again submerged in waist-deep waters.
One of the building tenants, Ms Shanta Sundarason, also said Orchard Towers and Palais Renaissance were “also mopping up after the waters gushed in”.
She told the straitstimes.com, “So much for the ‘once in 50 years freak flood’ along Orchard Road. It would be nice for the problem to be addressed and dealt with, rather than a sweeping statement from the ministry.”
By about 1pm, however, most of the floods in low-lying areas had receded.
Late last month, PM Lee warned Singaporeans that they cannot expect the island republic to be completely free of floods.
“I don’t think it is possible in Singapore to expect the place to be completely free of floods,” he said, as torrential downpours are a part of the climate for “an island in the tropics”.
He also added, “We have to learn from these episodes, do post-mortems, find out what happened, and upgrade our infrastructure and systems.”
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