Orchard Flash Flood Cause Traffic Jams And Wreck Businesses
Flash floods caused by heavy downpour on Wednesday morning wrought havoc on many parts of central Singapore, flooding basement carparks and shops, and making
roads impassable to cars.
The worst-hit area was the Orchard Road and Scotts Road intersection, with large stretches from Paterson Road - where Ion Orchard and Wheelock Towers are - to Ngee Ann City submerged in nearly half a metre of flood waters.
The basement of Liat Towers was flooded, affecting shops like Starbucks and Hermes, which reported goods destroyed by floodwaters.
Source: Straits Times
It is very embarrassing to see all these flood pictures - our most expensive lands in Orchard Road and Bukit Timah turn out to be flood prone.
Besides the embarrassment, productivity is also lost in the traffic jams, disruption to businesses and damage to vehicles.
Many Singaporeans are worried if our drainage system is sufficient to cater for present and future usage.
The rapid increase in Singapore's population and construction activities have strained existing drainage so we need to know if PUB is staying on top of the situation.
Let's hope PUB can prevent such flash floods in Singapore after their investigation. Else, Singapore's efficiency or world class standard wil become a mockery.
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5 comments:
first time i seen this.. maybe too much development?
singapore is sinking i guess! this is the first time i actually heard about a flood this massive in singapore. hmmm
@ renaclaire -
There were floods in Orchard Rd in the 80s.
But in recent times, Singaporeans have not seen such an embarrassment.
@ junsern -
Hopefully not. I don't know about the sinking but extreme weather and rising sea levels are the challenges for Singapore.
Dunno if our govt is prepared or not leh..
wowww. I didn't know Singapore could get flooded too. We get flooded every now and then here in Malaysia. :-)
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