SINGAPORE: On Saturday, May 4, severe rain caused flash flood warnings for over ten locations throughout Singapore. The inclement weather also had an impact on flights at Changi Airport.
At roughly 6.55 a.m., Singapore’s national water agency PUB issued the first flash flood warning of the day, advising people to stay away from the intersection of Tanjong Katong Road South and Mountbatten Road in the eastern portion of the nation.
Similar alerts were issued all morning and early afternoon, affecting a number of locations, including Upper Paya Lebar Road, Craig Road in the Tanjong Pagar area, Jalan Seaview in the Marine Parade area, and a portion of Jalan Boon Lay in the west.
At 6.35 p.m., PUB posted an update on Facebook stating that “the heaviest rainfall of 107.2mm was recorded in western Singapore from 7.30am to 1.30pm.” “This amount corresponds to 65 percent of Singapore’s average monthly rainfall in May and lies within the top 3 percent of maximum daily rainfall records since 1978.”
PUB responded to videos going viral online depicting a flooded condominium parking lot at Balmoral Crescent, stating that the intense downpour was not the reason.
According to initial investigations, water overflowed the sprinkler storage tank in the basement, flooding the parking lot,” the agency stated. There was no precipitation involved in this singular incident. The incident occurred when there was not a lot of rainfall in the area and the nearby drains were not full.
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