April 18, 2021
High water levels seen in Bukit Timah on April 17, 2021.
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Heavy rain on Saturday (April 17) afternoon caused flash floods across Singapore, with a number of pavements flooded in the western and central areas.
These included those in Dunearn Road near Sime Darby Centre, and the park connector along Ulu Pandan Canal due to the high water levels in adjacent drains and canals.
Netizens took to social media to post videos and photos of flooded roads and canals in Queenstown, Bukit Timah and Ulu Pandan.
At around 4.45pm on Saturday, national water agency PUB updated in a Facebook post that traffic remained passable in these areas.
Flooded roads around Singapore
A video showing vehicles driving on flooded roads was posted onto SG Road Vigilante s Facebook page.
According to the post, the flooded areas were at Bukit Timah, Dunearn, and Orchard Road.
Another video of a flooded road in Queenstown was uploaded onto Complaint Singapore s Facebook page.
PUB issued flood warnings
Singapore s national water agency PUB has been issuing flood warnings and updates on its social media pages since 12:30pm on Apr. 17.
PUB stated that heavy rain was expected over many areas in Singapore from 12:45pm to 3pm.
PUB also listed a number of places that saw water levels in drains and canals reaching 90 per cent, meaning that those areas could potentially experience floods.
The Straits Times
Heavy rain triggers flooding across Singapore
Netizens took to social media to post videos and photos of flooded roads and canals.PHOTO: AMAN AMARTH/FACEBOOK
High water levels seen in Bukit Timah on April 17, 2021.PHOTO: ROADS.SG/FACEBOOK
A waterlogged field in front of Chinese Garden on April 17, 2021.PHOTO: JIMMY SEAH
A tree branch fell on a car in Lower Delta Road on April 17, 2021.ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
A tree branch fell on a car in Lower Delta Road on April 17, 2021.ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
A tree branch fell on a car in Lower Delta Road on April 17, 2021.ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
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Flash floods in some parts of Singapore amid prolonged heavy rain About 90% of Singapore s average monthly rainfall in April fell over three hours in the western part of the country on Saturday.
Flash flooding near Sime Darby Centre on Apr 17, 2021. (Photo: Tok Wee Peng)
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SINGAPORE: Flash floods were reported in some parts of Singapore on Saturday afternoon (Apr 17) as heavy rain fell across the island.
National water agency PUB said it issued flood risk warnings for more than 20 locations, including Sime Darby Centre, Bukit Timah Canal (Leng Kwang Baptist Church), Ulu Pandan Canal and Sungei Pandan Kechil (NUS and AYE).
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