Tag Archives: orchard-road

Flooding in Singapore 2010

Civil Defence Force personnel keep watch over a flooded Starbucks outlet in Singapore#39;s Orchard Road shopping district June 16, 2010. An unusually heavy mid-morning downpour lead to flash flooding in several parts of central Singapore, causing parts of Orchard Road to be inundated by floodwater, local media reported on Wednesday. Singapore residents woke up to another downpour early this morning. Skies were dark and in the eastern part of Singapore, the downpour started after 7am. Photogr

Here is the original post:
Flooding in Singapore 2010

Orchard road flood 2010

About 4 inches (100 millimeters) of rain fell in two hours Wednesday morning – about 60 percent of the average monthly rainfall for June, the Public Utility Board said. Water rose above the tires of stalled cars on Orchard. Heavy rains caused flooding Wednesday in Singapore#39;s central shopping district and snarled traffic throughout the island. Rescuers pulled out about 70 passengers from cars and buses as flooding shut down Orchard Road, which is lined with high-end shopping malls and touri

Original post:
Orchard road flood 2010