SINGAPORE – Two flash floods occurred in the Tanjong Pagar area on Monday (Jan 23) morning, while various parts of Singapore from Tiong Bahru to Marine Parade faced high flood risk as a result of overnight rain since Sunday, said the PUB.
The heavy rain expected to persist till 12pm, added the national water agency.
The flash floods were reported at the junction of Craig Road and Tanjong Pagar Road, as well as at Maxwell Road (South Bridge Road). The PUB tweeted at 9.47am and 10am respectively that the floods had since subsided, and traffic is passable on both roads.
Around the same time, the PUB also warned that the water level at a canal on Prince Philip Avenue near Redhill MRT – Alexandra Canal Sub Drain B – is at 100 per cent, while the water levels had risen above 90 per cent at Tiong Bahru Road/Boon Tiong Road and Jalan Seaview.
The water level at Tanjong Penjuru in the West Coast area was above 90 per cent, but had fallen below 90 per cent at 9.44am, said the PUB, still labelling it as a street with high flood risk.
The Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) had warned last Monday that the next two weeks of January is expected to be wetter than the first fortnight of the year, even though the overall rainfall for January is forecast to be slightly below normal.
A flooded street seen at the Supreme Court Lane on Monday morning due to a heavy downpour. Photos: Ernest Chua
