SINGAPORE: A heavy downpour on Monday morning (Jan 8) caused flash floods in several parts of eastern Singapore.
In a series of tweets from 9.20am, national water agency PUB warned of flash floods at Jalan Nipah, at the junctions of Sims Avenue and Eunos Road 8 as well as Tanjong Katong Road.
PUB also issued flash flood warnings for Arumugam Road, the junction of Bedok Road and Upper Changi Road East, the junction of Upper Changi Road and Bedok North Avenue 4 and the junction of Tampines Avenue 12.
Flash floods at junction of Tampines Ave 12. Traffic passable. Issued 09:50 hours. #sgflood — PUB (@PUBsingapore) January 8, 2018
Flash floods at junction of Upper Changi Road/Bedok North Ave 4. Traffic passable. Issued 09:40 hours. #sgflood — PUB (@PUBsingapore) January 8, 2018
A video submitted by a Channel NewsAsia reader also showed floods near Paya Lebar Square where a car could be seen partially submerged.
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Traffic along Paya Lebar affected after heavy rain. (Photo: Thomas Tan)
People wading in water at Bedok North Avenue 4. (Photo: Melvin Lau)
Many also shared on social media photos and videos of flooding at several areas in Singapore.
Part-time Uber driver Melvin Lau said he was driving along Bedok North Avenue 4 at around 9am when he encountered flash floods.
"My car was almost stuck in the waters. I had to engage the first gear and slowly move out," he told Channel NewsAsia.
One Channel NewsAsia reader who was heading to work in a Grab Hitch also encountered high water levels at the Certis Cisco building in Paya Lebar. "The driver was sending a lady passenger with me to Certis Cisco, but found the drop-off point to be unsuitable due to the flash flood, so the next best thing he did was to go up the Certis Cisco car park," she said.
In a Facebook post at around 11.30am, PUB said that the flash floods caused by "intense rain" in several locations in eastern Singapore had subsided at around 10.30am.
PUB said the flash floods lasted from 20 minutes to one hour.
It added that it had activated operations teams to the flooded locations to investigate and render assistance where possible.
SINGAPORE: Several parts of eastern Singapore were hit by flash floods on Monday morning (Jan 8), following intense rain.
National water agency PUB said flash floods were reported at Tampines Avenue 12, Upper Changi Road/Bedok North Avenue 4, Bedok Road, Upper Changi Road East, Arumugam Road, the junction between Sims Avenue and Eunos Road 8 and between Sims Avenue and Tanjong Katong Road, Jalan Nipah, the junction of Bedok Road and New Upper Changi Road, and at Tampines Road.
The flash floods in these areas lasted from 20 minutes to about an hour, subsiding at around 10.30am, PUB said.
Dramatic photos and videos on social media and those submitted by Channel NewsAsia readers showed partially submerged cars and pedestrians wading in up to knee-deep water.
Construction workers trudge through the muddy water near Jalan Nipah with raincoats and umbrellas. (Photo: Bassis Soon)
Flooding at a construction site near Jalan Nipah. (Photo: Bassis Soon)
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Bedok North Avenue 4 was affected by flash floods on Monday morning (Jan 8). (Photo: SG Road Blocks / Telegram)
A black car half-submerged in water outside Paya Lebar MRT station. (Photo: Hew Chaw Yin)
Knee-deep water outside Changi Fire Station at around 9.30am. (Photo: Afghan)
Flooding at Upper Changi Road East. (Photo: Channel NewsAsia reader)
A pedestrian crossing is completely immersed at Upper Changi Road. (Photo: Channel NewsAsia reader)
People wading in water at Bedok North Avenue 4. (Photo: Melvin Lau)
Traffic along Paya Lebar affected after heavy rain. (Photo: Thomas Tan)
A bus stop in Ubi after the downpour on Jan 8. (Steven Ramesh/Facebook)
A woman pushing her car which stalled in a flood at Bedok North on Monday morning (Jan 8), after a heavy downpour over many parts of Singapore. (Photo: Twitter/SynCPositive)
Flash floods affected roads near Paya Lebar Square on Monday (Jan 8) morning after heavy rain. (Photo: Thomas Tan)
The rain leaked through the roof of a shophouse in Geylang occupied by a creative media studio. (Photo: Ronnie Chin)
While the floods were more pronounced in the east, a tree fell on the road amid wet weather in Toa Payoh, injuring two people.
A video uploaded by Facebook user Josh Ng showed a lift at Tampines Street 45 turned into a "waterfall" during the downpour at about 9.55am.
The 36-year-old IT engineer said the lift at Block 492A was stuck at the first level of the multi-storey carpark for more than 10 minutes.
At least one resident in Bedok had fun in the floods - Channel NewsAsia reader Wyn Kheng sent in video of his dog frolicking in shin-deep water after the rain.
SINGAPORE: A heavy downpour on Monday morning (Jan 8) caused flash floods in several parts of eastern Singapore.
In a series of tweets from 9.20am, national water agency PUB warned of flash floods at Jalan Nipah, at the junctions of Sims Avenue and Eunos Road 8 as well as Tanjong Katong Road.
PUB also issued flash flood warnings for Arumugam Road, the junction of Bedok Road and Upper Changi Road East, the junction of Upper Changi Road and Bedok North Avenue 4 and the junction of Tampines Avenue 12.
Flash floods at junction of Tampines Ave 12. Traffic passable. Issued 09:50 hours. #sgflood — PUB (@PUBsingapore) January 8, 2018
Flash floods at junction of Upper Changi Road/Bedok North Ave 4. Traffic passable. Issued 09:40 hours. #sgflood — PUB (@PUBsingapore) January 8, 2018
A video submitted by a Channel NewsAsia reader also showed floods near Paya Lebar Square where a car could be seen partially submerged.
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Traffic along Paya Lebar affected after heavy rain. (Photo: Thomas Tan)
People wading in water at Bedok North Avenue 4. (Photo: Melvin Lau)
Many also shared on social media photos and videos of flooding at several areas in Singapore.
Part-time Uber driver Melvin Lau said he was driving along Bedok North Avenue 4 at around 9am when he encountered flash floods.
"My car was almost stuck in the waters. I had to engage the first gear and slowly move out," he told Channel NewsAsia.
One Channel NewsAsia reader who was heading to work in a Grab Hitch also encountered high water levels at the Certis Cisco building in Paya Lebar. "The driver was sending a lady passenger with me to Certis Cisco, but found the drop-off point to be unsuitable due to the flash flood, so the next best thing he did was to go up the Certis Cisco car park," she said.
In a Facebook post at around 11.30am, PUB said that the flash floods caused by "intense rain" in several locations in eastern Singapore had subsided at around 10.30am.
PUB said the flash floods lasted from 20 minutes to one hour.
It added that it had activated operations teams to the flooded locations to investigate and render assistance where possible.
Flash floods struck several parts of Singapore after heavy rain this morning (Jan 8), causing traffic to come to a standstill.
Several Stomp contributors alerted us to the flash flood, which is said to have occurred at Bedok towards Changi Business Park.
The photos that both Stomp contributors sent showed flooding along Upper Changi Road.
Cars on roads seen submerged in water after heavy rains cause flash floods in Singapore Open gallery
Stomp contributor Kai commended the firemen who came out of the nearby fire station to help others.
She said, "My friend was there outside the station. He saw the firemen coming out to divert traffic and also helping to push the cars."
She added that the flood was 'very bad' and that the water level was 'knee-high'.
Members of the public were also seen helping to push a vehicle in the flood, in a video that Stomp contributor Dean sent.
Other parts of Singapore were also affected as the Public Utilities Board (PUB) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) both warned of flooding at the junction of Bedok Road and Upper Changi Road, along Tampines Road, Sims Avenue, Jalan Nipah and Arumugam Road.
Traffic was impassable at Jalan Nipah due to the flash flood, according to a tweet by PUB at 9.26am.
PUB also announced that several waterways including Bedok Canal, Sungei Tongkang and Sungei Kallang were over 90 per cent full, resulting in PUB issuing a 'high flood risk' alert for those areas.
