Showing posts with label Flash floods. Show all posts
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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Peak hour chaos due to flash floods

Source Website: http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/peak-hour-chaos-due-flash-floods
By Low Li Ping, Ry-anne Lim, The New Paper, 09 January 2018 at 06:00 am


Pedestrians and motorists in Upper Changi had to deal with flooding after torrential rain in eastern Singapore.
PHOTO: Pedestrians and motorists in Upper Changi had to deal with flooding after torrential rain in eastern Singapore. Commuters brave almost waist-level flood waters as some vehicles stalled on the streets.
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Torrential rain wreaked havoc in eastern Singapore yesterday morning, as several vehicles stalled in flood waters that rose to almost waist-level in some areas.

Some drivers were seen pushing their stalled vehicles, while commuters waded amid floating bags of rubbish and debris in the flood waters.

The flash flood near the Paya Lebar Fire Station extended to the Paya Lebar MRT station, blocking access to the taxi stand and bus stop.

The only way to enter the station was wading through water.


Flash floods cause chaos in city streets.
PHOTO: Flash floods cause chaos in city streets. The only way to enter the station was wading through water.
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A video on Facebook showed water nearly engulfing bus stop seats at Bedok North Avenue 4 and the bottom half of a traffic light was submerged.

Mr Marcus Oh, 22, who was on a bus heading to class at Lasalle College of the Arts from Bedok during heavy rain, said water overflowed from Bedok Canal and streamed into the bus and rose to ankle-level.

After the bus stalled, the passengers had to get off, and Mr Oh walked barefoot to the bus stop with water almost reaching his waist.


Walking barefoot with raining water almost reaching ankle level.
PHOTO: Walking barefoot with raining water almost reaching ankle level.
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"It was so chaotic. Passengers had no choice but to brave the floods with bags on top of their heads," he told The New Paper.

"Some of us had to stand in a row on the bus-stop seats.

"Some SCDF (Singapore Civil Defence Force) guys were helping people and directing traffic."

STALLED VEHICLES
SCDF later said that 30 officers from the nearby Changi Fire Station helped seven drivers and pushed four vehicles, including a lorry, stuck at a flooded stretch on Upper Changi Road.

National water agency PUB said nine areas were affected by flash floods: Tampines Road, Tampines Avenue 12, Arumugam Road, the junction of Sims Avenue and Eunos Road 8, the junction of Sims Avenue and Tanjong Katong Road, Jalan Nipah, the junction of Bedok Road and New Upper Changi Road, the junction of Upper Changi Road and Bedok North Avenue 4, and the junction of Bedok Road and Upper Changi Road East.

The first flood occurred at 8.30am, with the floods subsiding by 10.30am. Each lasted for 15 mins to an hour.

PUB also issued "high flood risk" alerts for several waterways, such as Sungei Tongkang, Sungei Kallang and Bedok Canal, where water levels were close to being full.


PUB also issued 'high flood risk' alerts for several waterways, such as Sungei Tongkang, Sungei Kallang and Bedok Canal, where water levels were close to being full.
PHOTO: PUB also issued "high flood risk" alerts for several waterways, such as Sungei Tongkang, Sungei Kallang and Bedok Canal, where water levels were close to being full.
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The heaviest rainfall was recorded by PUB in Kim Chuan Road, where it rained from 6.20am till 10.25am.

At its peak, between 8am and 8.30am, it had an intensity of 56mm per hour and reached up to 118.8mm, about half of Singapore's average monthly rainfall in January, within four hours.

PUB said the poor weather was due to the north-east monsoon and was aggravated by the development of a Sumatran windstorm over the Strait of Malacca, which headed eastwards.


PUB said the poor weather was due to the north-east monsoon and was aggravated by the development of a Sumatran windstorm over the Strait of Malacca, which headed eastwards.
PHOTO: PUB said the poor weather was due to the north-east monsoon and was aggravated by the development of a Sumatran windstorm over the Strait of Malacca, which headed eastwards.
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A woman empties water from her boots at a flooded area in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province, on Wednesday. Wuhan, received in a week almost as much rain as London gets in a year. AFP - Getty Images
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The Land Transport Authority's Traffic News Twitter feed said accidents were reported on the Pan-Island Expressway, Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway, Tampines Expressway, and Dunearn Road during the storm.

Thundery showers are forecast for the next few days, but it is not certain whether further flooding will occur. The public are encouraged to download PUB's MyWaters application to get updates on flood risks.


At its peak, between 8am and 8.30am, it had an intensity of 56mm per hour and reached up to 118.8mm, about half of Singapore's average monthly rainfall in January, within four hours.
PHOTO: Thundery showers are forecast for the next few days, but it is not certain whether further flooding will occur. The public are encouraged to download PUB's MyWaters application to get updates on flood risks.
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By Low Li Ping, Ry-anne Lim, The New Paper, 09 January 2018 at 06:00 am
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Singapore hit by flash floods after heavy rain

Source Website: http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/singapore-hit-flash-floods-after-heavy-rain
By Isabelle Liew, The New Paper, 24 January 2017 at 06:00 am


The water level at Kallang River in the flood plain at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park had threatened to overflow at 11am yesterday.
PHOTO: The water level at Kallang River in the flood plain at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park had threatened to overflow at 11am yesterday. PUB sends out warnings after heavy rain caused by prevailing North-East Monsoon conditions.
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Heavy rain from 10pm on Sunday until noon yesterday led to 32 traffic accidents and multiple flooded areas across the island.

Flash floods occurred at a 20m stretch at the junction of Craig Road and Tanjong Pagar Road, and a 30m stretch at Maxwell Road (towards Kadayanallur Street) after South Bridge Road at around 9am, PUB said in a statement yesterday.

A PUB spokesman said: "Drainage improvement works at the junction of Maxwell Road and Tanjong Pagar Road will commence next month and are expected to complete by the third quarter of this year."


Having fun in the flood in Singapore in 1974
PHOTO: Having fun in the flood in Singapore in 1974
Children enjoying themselves in the flood.  The early morning Sumatra (monsoon), travelling at a speed of 15-knots lashed through Singapore from west to east flooding several low lying areas.  The six-hour storm started at 5.30 am when thousands of workers and students were on their way to work and school.  The worst affected areas were Bukit Panjang Village and Tanjong Pagar where the water level was over 30 inches.  Both places were also not passable to traffic.
National Archives of Singapore (NAS) description of this photo taken on 21 May 1974 above.  Ways done in the past, floods in Singapore almost 43 years ago.
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At around 9.30am, PUB said on its social media pages that the water level at the Alexandra Canal Sub Drain B, at Prince Philip Avenue near Redhill MRT station, was at 100 per cent.

It also sent out a warning for several high flood-risk areas as water levels rose above 90 per cent at Tanjong Penjuru/Penjuru Road, Tiong Bahru Road/Boon Tiong Road and Jalan Seaview.

Bishan Road and Yio Chu Kang Road were also added to its list of high flood-risk areas at around 11.20am.


Flood in the kampong in 1954.
PHOTO: Flood in the kampong in 1954.
Source: National Archives of Singapore.
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The water levels for all of these areas fell below 90 per cent by noon.

The Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) had said on Jan 16 that more showers are expected in the second half of the month due to prevailing North-East Monsoon conditions.


Flood at Geylang in 1974.
PHOTO: Flood at Geylang in 1974.
Source: National Archives of Singapore.
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When The New Paper visited the Alexandra Canal at noon yesterday, there was a slight drizzle, and the water level of the 1.2km-long canal had subsided to about half its height.


Floods at Alexandra Road in 1978.
PHOTO: Floods at Alexandra Road in 1978.
Source: National Archives of Singapore.
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Workers from Toh Guan Enterprise Hub, who declined to be named, told TNP that the water threatened to overflow at 9am but did not.

High water levels at the Kallang River at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park also receded after the rain stopped, said the PUB spokesman.

Madam Cheong Lee Meng, 66, a retiree who lives in a block overlooking the park, said high water levels were common there.

"There is shallow water if there is no rain. There was heavy rain today, but I was not alarmed because the water didn't reach the bridge or pathway. The water receded fast after the rain stopped," she said.

Social media was flooded with photos and videos of the flash floods.

Places included Maxwell Road, Tanjong Pagar, Commonwealth, Supreme Court Lane and Upper Cross Street near the State Courts.


Women walk in the rain in Singapore's financial district Raffles Place on 25 August 2015.
PHOTO: Women walk in the rain in Singapore's financial district Raffles Place on 25 August 2015.
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Facebook user Jama Mohamed posted a video of a flash flood in a drain near the Commonwealth Crescent carpark.

Twitter user Shaiful Rizal, 30, was on his way to work at Lim Teck Kim Road in the Tanjong Pagar area at 9.20am when he lost his slippers in ankle-deep water.

He told TNP: "I lost my slippers while I was crossing the road at the traffic lights. My feet were fully submerged. Luckily I found some spare shoes in the office."

Lianhe Wanbao also reported that the water was gushing out from drains at the bus stop outside Haw Par Villa MRT station.


Water gushing from drains near the bus stop outside Haw Par Villa MRT station during a downpour yesterday.
PHOTO: Water gushing from drains near the bus stop outside Haw Par Villa MRT station during a downpour yesterday. The heavy rain led to 32 traffic accidents and flash floods in several areas across the island. Shop owners in Chinatown said the bad weather had dampened sales in the lead-up to Chinese New Year on Saturday.
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SPARED
Upper Thomson Road, which was hit by flash floods last Thursday and on Christmas Eve, was spared during yesterday's rain.

Mr Syed Ridzwan, 40, a waiter at The Roti Prata House, near Jalan Keli, told TNP that he was thankful that it did not flood.

He said: "I was worried at first, but everything was under control. I am still worried about business being affected because customers are scared that it will flood here."


Pedestrians walking in the rain as water floods the streets of Upper Thomson on Saturday (Dec 24), the day before Christmas.
PHOTO: Pedestrians walking in the rain as water floods the streets of Upper Thomson on Saturday (Dec 24), the day before Christmas.
Photos by Tiffany Cheng, posted by NewFuture
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Shop owners in Chinatown said the rain had dampened sales in the run-up to Chinese New Year on Saturday.

An MSS spokesman said the heaviest rainfall as of 5pm yesterday was recorded mostly over the south-eastern and south-western parts of the island - around Kallang (99.6mm), Buona Vista (96.6mm), Queenstown (92.4mm) and Marina Barrage (91.0mm).

By Isabelle Liew, The New Paper, 24 January 2017 at 06:00 am


Giant monitor lizard causes stir in HDB estate
PHOTO: Giant monitor lizard causes stir in HDB estate
SINGAPORE : A giant monitor lizard caused a stir in Rivervale in Sengkang estate on Sunday afternoon. The lizard, which was about two metres long, was tied up by residents.

Rescuers from the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) removed the rope and tape. A spokesman from ACRES said the creature appeared to be very tired and upset. They have released it to a suitable habitat that is approved by the National Parks Board. ACRES said the monitor lizard could have used the drain to get to the housing estate after a heavy downpour. - CNA/ms, Satish Cheney Channel NewsAsia, 11 July 2010
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Orchard, Scott, Paterson and Tanglin roads were also submerged in flood water as traffic was brought to a standstill for more than an hour as the usually crowded shopping district is turned into a ‘ghost town’.
PHOTO: Orchard, Scott, Paterson and Tanglin roads were also submerged in flood water as traffic was brought to a standstill for more than an hour as the usually crowded shopping district is turned into a ‘ghost town’. Such rampant flooding is almost unheard of before 2009 with some Singaporeans speculating if the Marina Barrage might be a possible cause.
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Sunday, December 6, 2015

Flash floods seen across several areas in Singapore

PHOTO: Heavy rain causes flooding in parts of Singapore
Old Yio Chu Kang Road to Lorong Buangkok and Sengkang Riverside Park Connector. Revamping part of the Sengkang Riverside Reservoir (big drain) in progress. Flash floods had occurred at about 4pm at Lorong Buangkok. PUB said traffic condition in the area was "impassable".
Photo Source: The Straits Times, Screengrabs from Twitter
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Heavy rain on Saturday afternoon saw flash floods at Lorong Buangkok, Hougang Avenue 8 and Ang Mo Kio.

SINGAPORE: Several areas across the Republic saw flash floods on Saturday afternoon (5 December 2015) following heavy thunderstorms.


The Straits Times reported that two cars were stranded outside Church of St Vincent de Paul along Yio Chu Kang Road.

PHOTO: Heavy rain causes flooding in parts of Singapore
Outside Church of St Vincent de Paul along Yio Chu Kang Road. Since about 2pm on Saturday, PUB had warned about the high risks of floods occurring in many places including Tampines Road, Cactus Road, Seletar Road and central areas such as Exeter Road and Somerset Road.
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At about 4pm, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Twitter to expect thunderstorms over northern, eastern and central Singapore between 4.05pm and 5pm. At around 4.40pm, the PUB issued an alert to flash floods at Lorong Buangkok.


Flash floods seen at Hougang Avenue 8.
PHOTO: Flash floods seen at Hougang Avenue 8.
Photo: Lyrrel Tan
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PUB also warned of the high water levels in areas such as Tampines Road, Cactus Road and Chin Bee Avenue.

According to Facebook user Lyrrel Tan, the junction of Hougang Avenue 6 and Hougang Avenue 8 was flooded to about ankle high. He said he saw several cars stranded and buses were also delayed due to rain. He added that some buses had to skip certain bus stops because of the amount of the flood at the stop. Commuters were seen standing on seats at the bus stop to avoid the rain water.


Flash floods seen at Hougang Avenue 8.
Heavy rain causes more flash floods in Singapore
PHOTO: Heavy rain causes more flash floods in Singapore
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