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Just look at the dogs' silly attempts to play down Sporns' anger!
Jun 19, 2010
Recurring floods
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'It is high time for a thorough review of the nation's drainage system.'
MR LIEW YENG CHEE: 'Last November, it was in Bukit Timah. Now the waters have flooded Orchard Road. With the change in weather patterns due to global warming, we must expect such floods to happen more frequently. Have the authorities drawn up contingency plans for such an eventuality? It is high time for a thorough review of the nation's drainage system.'
A case of litter?
'I wonder how much of the debris that choked the drain had been litter.'
MISS SOPHIA TAN: 'The damage caused by the flood could amount to millions. I wonder how much of the debris that choked the critical drain had been made up of tissue paper, plastic wrappers and other litter carelessly tossed by pedestrians, who assumed our regular army of cleaners would clean them up. Let us take it as a timely reminder that our littering habit has finally caught up with us. If the flash flood had taken place during the Youth Olympic Games, it would have been a great embarrassment for all.'
Learning experience
'Thanks Straits Times, for the extensive coverage of an extraordinary occurrence. We need to be more prepared next time.'
MR JOHN TING, an affected resident of Delfi Orchard: 'Thanks Straits Times, for the extensive coverage of an extraordinary occurrence. We need to be more prepared the next time something like this happens. Let this be a good learning experience for all of us. My sincere thanks to the police and civil defence personnel, the PUB and other agencies that sprang into action after the flash flood and spent long hours trying to bring the situation back to normal.'
Jun 19, 2010
Recurring floods
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'It is high time for a thorough review of the nation's drainage system.'
MR LIEW YENG CHEE: 'Last November, it was in Bukit Timah. Now the waters have flooded Orchard Road. With the change in weather patterns due to global warming, we must expect such floods to happen more frequently. Have the authorities drawn up contingency plans for such an eventuality? It is high time for a thorough review of the nation's drainage system.'
A case of litter?
'I wonder how much of the debris that choked the drain had been litter.'
MISS SOPHIA TAN: 'The damage caused by the flood could amount to millions. I wonder how much of the debris that choked the critical drain had been made up of tissue paper, plastic wrappers and other litter carelessly tossed by pedestrians, who assumed our regular army of cleaners would clean them up. Let us take it as a timely reminder that our littering habit has finally caught up with us. If the flash flood had taken place during the Youth Olympic Games, it would have been a great embarrassment for all.'
Learning experience
'Thanks Straits Times, for the extensive coverage of an extraordinary occurrence. We need to be more prepared next time.'
MR JOHN TING, an affected resident of Delfi Orchard: 'Thanks Straits Times, for the extensive coverage of an extraordinary occurrence. We need to be more prepared the next time something like this happens. Let this be a good learning experience for all of us. My sincere thanks to the police and civil defence personnel, the PUB and other agencies that sprang into action after the flash flood and spent long hours trying to bring the situation back to normal.'
