The floods subsided in about 20 minutes.[14][15]. Heavy rain also caused flash floods at the same junction on Sunday, 3 November. Affected areas were Dunearn Road (between Yarwood Avenue and Binjai Park), junction of Sunset Drive and Sunset Square, slip road from Clementi Road to Ulu Pandan Road, junction of Clementi Avenue 4 and Commonwealth Avenue West, and Lorong Kismis.
Most of the floods in low-lying areas managed to recede at around 1 pm. Tampines Street 81 was the scene of a localised flood due to intense rain, while water at Bishan Street 21 collected in a depression in the road. All three areas remained passable to traffic despite the flash floods. [10], At about 3.30 pm, Commonwealth Ave and Holland Drive were hit by flash floods and vehicles had to slow down as the flood partially submerged the tyres of the vehicles. [29] Within hours of the floods, national water agency, Public Utilities Board(PUB), released a media statement stating, "There was no flooding at Orchard Road. [53], Heavy rains on Monday afternoon led to flash floods over Commonwealth Lane and Craig Road at approximately 1.24pm, with both lanes affected. Heavy rainfall of 102.8mm between 8.10 am to 9.40 am caused flash floods at National University of Singapore, large sections of Ayer Rajah Expressway near Clementi, Commonwealth Avenue, South Bridge Road, Tomlinson Road and Alexandra area.
By 5pm, the road was once more passable for traffic. [16], A torrential downpour that lasted several hours early on Sunday morning triggered flash floods across several parts of the island. At least three cars were stuck in flood water on a slip road towards Benjamin Sheares Bridge from Ophir Road at around 2.15pm. Social media and micro-blogging sites such as Facebook and Twitter were awash with flood photos and users exchanging pictures. 45 This has helped to reduce the size of flood-prone areas in the country from 3,200 ha in the 1970s to 30.5 ha in 2016. The flash floods subsided within 30 minutes, except for the flood at Arumugam Road which subsided within one hour.
As a result, there was a traffic jam along the junction, but normal flow was restored about 5 minutes later.[11]. Flash floods have occurred on 14 days in 2017, up from 10 in 2016 and 6 in 2015.
Heavy rain was also reported in Changi, Eunos, Jurong East, Tampines and Sims Avenue. A carpark in Bishan condominium had floodwaters accumulating at their carparks during the event of heavy rain. The flood also caused morning rush hour traffic to come to a virtual standstill on all major expressways in Singapore. The flood at the junction of New Upper Changi Road and Chai Chee Road made the roads, at one point, impassable to traffic. The flood had caused some shopping mall and car park basements to be submerged in the water. It was reported that the heavy downpour on Friday Morning was equivalent to about 60 percent of the average monthly rainfall for June. Strong currents drifted the car down the canal for more than 50m.[41]. [12], The eastern area around Changi and Pulau Ubin received the highest rainfall. [32] In response, Today's editor clarified that their headline "No floods in Orchard Rd, just 'ponding': PUB" was based on PUB's media release.
Continuous heavy rainfall since Sunday drenched most of the island, causing flash floods in at least five areas, mostly in the east.
[17] Tanglin Mall, Forum Galleria and Traders Hotel were affected by the flood and partially flooded. As of 31 January 2011, 200.8mm of rain had pelted down on Pulau Ubin, and 178mm in Changi.
[1] An Indonesian boy was the latest casualty in the June 2011 floods – he fell into an uncovered drain along Whampoa and drowned after being pulled under by strong currents. [47], Flash floods hit Chai Chee after a heavy downpour in the afternoon, leaving some vehicles stranded. Shopping Malls along Orchard Road like Lucky Plaza and Liat Towers were affected by the flood. PUB also explained the flooding to the buildings are due to a heavy rainfall directly into the basements and the buildings' internal drainage pumps unable to cope with the huge amount of water. [9], Shenton Way was hit by a flash flood at 10.30 am which lasted around 15 minutes. It was the second time in several months where heavy rain had caused inconveniences to motorists and resulted in severe flooding. Other affected areas included Thomson, Dunearn, Cambridge and Tiong Bahru roads. No one was injured.
Lanes along Airport Boulevard and at the junction of Tampines avenues 9 and 12 had to be closed for one to two hours. The waters subsided in half an hour. [27], Underpass linking the Orchard MRT Station to Tangs was also flooded with 1–2 cm high water. [42], 28 April 2013 flash floods in the east of Singapore saw vehicles getting stuck in the floodwaters.
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