Jakarta –
Flash floods reported to occur in several sections Singapore, in the middle of heavy rain that flushed the area on Saturday afternoon local time. Flood-stricken areas include Bukit Timah, Jurong, and Ulu Pandan.
As reported by the media Singapore, Channel News Asia, Saturday (17/4/2021), the PUB national water agency hasposting on social media to warn of the risk of banjir bandang.
At around 13:20 local time, in a tweet on Twitter, PUB warned that there was a risk of flooding in the Ulu Pandan Canal near Pine Grove, with a water level of 100 percent.
About half an hour later, PUBtweet a similar warning about flood risk at the Sime Darby Center along Dunearn Road. The photos and videos are circulating showing slow traffic on flooded road area.
One resident who lives along Jurong East Street 32 said the area “has never been flooded like this before”. The resident, who did not want to be named, said the police had closed the area to prevent cars from crossing.
Another resident, Varun Arora, who lives in Bukit Timah opposite the King Albert Park MRT station, told CNA, even though he had seen flood in that area before, had never been this bad.
In posting-On Facebook around 12 noon, PUB said the rain had caused water levels in waterways and canals to reach 90 percent in some areas.
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