Flash floods hit parts of Singapore

Janice Lim Channel NewsAsia 17 Nov 14;

SINGAPORE: The monsoon season has seen heavy rain falling over many parts of Singapore in the past few weeks. Hougang and Macpherson were affected by flash floods on Monday (Nov 17).

A clip posted on Instagram shows roads in Kovan awash with floodwaters at around 2pm.

In Tampines, the basement car park of Fortune Park condominium was flooded, leaving four cars partially submerged. Mr Dinesh, who called MediaCorp's news hotline (68 22 22 68), sent in photos of the incident.

The rain has also been a dampener for companies that organise outdoor activities such as Forest Adventure. The company, which organises adventure courses, got fewer than 4,000 sign-ups for the year-end school holidays, compared to about 6,000 during the June holidays.

Last-minute cancellations are also common. Said Forest Adventure Managing Director Stephanie Besse: "For instance, on Sunday, we had about 110 bookings on the grand course and about 85 on the kids course. We ended up with only 39 people coming."

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Monday blues: Flood situation in Singapore
AsiaOne 17 Nov 14;


Areas like Tampines Road, Jalan Teliti Lorong Gambir and Lorong Ong Lye experienced flash floods, with traffic still passable.

SINGAPORE - Flash floods occurred in some parts of Singapore after Monday's afternoon showers.

The Public Utilities Board sent out numerous tweets starting from 1.30pm to warn the public about the flash floods.

Areas like Tampines Road, Jalan Teliti Lorong Gambir and Lorong Ong Lye experienced flash floods, with traffic still passable.

There were flash floods at Hougang Ave 1 and Macpherson Road too.

By 2.30pm, the water levels at these affected areas started to subside. Watch this space for more updates.