Floods returning to Singapore
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Jan 30, 2011 - Strait Times
FLOODS have returned to Singapore amid heavy, incessant rain since Saturday.
Readers of The Straits Times Online have been sending in reports of flooding, which seem mostly concentrated in the eastern part of Singapore.
Awakening Cryztalrella wrote on The Straits Times' Facebook fanpage: 'Flooding along the whole road at Bedok Town park towards Bedok North Ave 3, i.e. after the PIE overhead bridge towards B07 Bus stop (Bus 18, 28, etc). It has become inaccessible during heavy downpour.'
On Twitter, quelynxandever and iamsurebbyrz reported flooding at the Singapore Expo, and Loyang Avenue near Changi prison.
User CW of citizen journalism site STOMP also sent in pictures of a flooded carpark at Tampines Street 32, which showed it submerged in water.
CW wrote: 'The basement carpark was flooded during these two days of non-stop rain.'
On their website, the National Environment Agency said widespread moderate to heavy rain is expected between 11.30am and midnight on Sunday.
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Bridge under construction at Punggol The Waterway collapses
A partially completed bridge at the construction site opposite his house collapsed under the weight of rainwater on Sunday morning, reported The Straits Times Reader Simon Low who took and sent in a picture from his flat in Block 638b Punggol Drive.
In an email report to The Straits Times website, Mr Low wrote: 'This morning, I noticed part of the bridge had collapsed due to the heavy rain.
'I believe the bridge also acted as a dam, but the water overflowed (from the right side) the partially built bridge, and pushed the bridge away.
'The banks of the waterway on the right side of the bridge overflowed due to this morning's heavy rain. I wonder whether it will happen again once the waterway is fully completed.'
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Freak event that happens twice every 50 years.
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Originally posted by Siliconchip:
Freak event that happens twice every 50 years.
Nonsense.
This is just the start of the next 50 years.
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This flooding issue will be censored from the news tonight as it happened twice in 50 years.
Therefore, it is not a concern.
The millionsters in charge is busy decoding the code in the old man new book that he will not be able to lower the water level.
Since water mean fortune for the chinese, every one huat in the coming new year.
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wind born flood up! congrats! come on, red packets coming!
lol
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flood till my office kena flooded is good
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Bedok North Ave 3 tat one is macham a funnel, wat to do
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Originally posted by hisoka:
flood till my office kena flooded is good
flood until lao lee's house toh more better
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CNA got update
Airport Blvd flooded
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1107854/1/.html
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Flash floods in several areas
Posted: 30 January 2011 1824 hrsSINGAPORE: The PUB said flash floods had occurred in several areas on Sunday, amid continued widespread moderate to heavy rain.
Thee areas included Airport Boulevard, Changi Village, the slip road near Tampines Avenue 12, the TPE slip road near the Punggol exit, and Ang Mo Kio Ave 5, leading to Buangkok Green industrial Park.
The Singapore's Meteorological Services Division said the rain was expected to continue till midnight.
PUB said earlier that flash floods may occur in low-lying areas in the event of heavy rain.
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OMFCBG!!!!!
I think $inkapore really gonna $ink......soon.....
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The whole of singapore is in low lying area.
If it continue till tomorrow, sg will have two more days of national holiday.
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make 3 days then..... so that we can have holiday for a week..... ha ha ha
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too bad the floods didn't drown any PAP top dogs.....................
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gud, we can have private swimming pool
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yeah, very cold now.....tommorrow still gt school....
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They will be rowing boats to pay visit to the people for CNY.
Time to score bonus points since the big day is coming soon.
They are flocking around to show their face and carrying balls, sorry, babies.
Then, they hid in their white castle after the big day.
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Bedok North Ave 3 tat one... Funny part was they built an expressway exit there claiming drainage works was done as well.
But tat place, a funnel will always be a funnel.
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so cold now
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ya....whole day ...best for bedercise under the blanket and a great sleep till 12 pm tml.....shiokas....
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For those who really likes/loves heavy rain and floods, you probably going to enjoy the next few years in Singapore, because they will come more and more frequent.
For those who still has no idea what is going on, it is wise to have a disaster recovery plan in case of massive flooding in Singapore. Low-lying areas, basements, tunnels etc, should be classified as "high risk".
If you know what happened in Australia recently, you will know that this is really a serious matter.
For people who prefers to whine/complaint about SG.GOV or PUB not doing enough to prevent floods, I hope that you will understand that a lot of events happening is beyond the control of human beings.
I understand why the SG.GOV wants to hide information from its people but if they are smart/wise, they should prepare Singaporeans to face the reality or at least inform us about the weather changes. -
Singapore is a small area, don't compare with Malaysia, Australia, Indonesia.
What ever happened to our Marina Barrage?
I thought it was suppose to control floods.
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Lately I walk along Orchard Road, I see that they have errected levees on the side of the roads, they planning to use the roads as rivers for sampan?
We can become the Venice of Asia.