Tuesday, 20 Apr 2021 10:51 AM MYT
Prolonged rain on April 17 and 18, 2021, saw flash floods occur around Singapore, prompting national water agency PUB to issue flood-risk warnings for more than 20 locations. Picture via Facebook/ Roads.sg
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SINGAPORE, April 20 Flash floods over the weekend showed that even after Singapore has spent S$2 billion (RM6.2 billion) to improve drainage over the last decade, it still needs to invest more to deal with the effects of climate change.
This is why the Singapore government is pumping in another S$1.4 billion in the next five years to enhance the country’s drainage systems, Grace Fu, the minister for sustainability and the environment, said yesterday.
April 18, 2021
High water levels seen in Bukit Timah on April 17, 2021.
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Heavy rain on Saturday (April 17) afternoon caused flash floods across Singapore, with a number of pavements flooded in the western and central areas.
These included those in Dunearn Road near Sime Darby Centre, and the park connector along Ulu Pandan Canal due to the high water levels in adjacent drains and canals.
Netizens took to social media to post videos and photos of flooded roads and canals in Queenstown, Bukit Timah and Ulu Pandan.
At around 4.45pm on Saturday, national water agency PUB updated in a Facebook post that traffic remained passable in these areas.
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So heavy was the precipitation in a short of time that the heaviest rainfall of 161.4mm was recorded in western Singapore from 12:25pm to 3:25pm, according to PUB.
This amount corresponds to 91 per cent of Singapore s average monthly rainfall in April, and lies within the top 0.5 per cent of maximum daily rainfall records since 1981.
More flash floods
Canals and a bus stop in Ulu Pandan were flooded.
The section between Nexus and Sime Darby in Bukit Timah was partially flooded too.
Heavy rain over Singapore today. Bukit timah section between Nexus and Sime Darby partially flooded. Hope everyone is safe. @PUBsingapore#Floodpic.twitter.com/6YAii4uy5a Jair Smits (@jairsmits) April 17, 2021
The Straits Times
Heavy rain triggers flooding across Singapore
Netizens took to social media to post videos and photos of flooded roads and canals.PHOTO: AMAN AMARTH/FACEBOOK
High water levels seen in Bukit Timah on April 17, 2021.PHOTO: ROADS.SG/FACEBOOK
A waterlogged field in front of Chinese Garden on April 17, 2021.PHOTO: JIMMY SEAH
A tree branch fell on a car in Lower Delta Road on April 17, 2021.ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
A tree branch fell on a car in Lower Delta Road on April 17, 2021.ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
A tree branch fell on a car in Lower Delta Road on April 17, 2021.ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID