Orchard rd flooded 16-6-2010

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Flood in Orchard Road. -- PHOTO: ALLAN CHONG

Flood in front of ION Orchard. -- PHOTO: ALLAN CHONG

Flood in front of Ngee Ann City. -- PHOTO: ALLAN CHONG


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Flooded Starbucks at Liat Towers. -- PHOTOL LUCAS LIM

Flood along Orchard Road. -- PHOTO: CHEW SIANG CHEE

Flood in front of TANGS. -- PHOTO: CHEW SIANG CHEE


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Tong Building basement carpark still flooded at 1pm. -- ST PHOTO: MALCOLM KOH

SCDF personnel attempting to pump water out of the Tong Building basement carpark that was flooded to waist level. -- ST PHOTO: MALCOLM KOH

Civil Defence Force personnel set up a pump to drain water from a flooded Starbucks outlet in Singapore'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. -- ST PHOTO: MALCOLM KOH



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PUB contractors clearing up debris on road. -- PHOTO: PUB

PUB contractors assisting premise owners to pump out water from basement. -- PHOTO: PUB

Shop keepers in the basement of Lucky Plaza attempt to remove water from the interiors of their shops using any means possible. There was massive flooding along Orchard Road that spilled over to the basement of Lucky Plaza. -- ST PHOTO: BRYAN VAN DER BEEK


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Morning heavy rain cause flood at lower ground shops at Liat Tower along Orchard Road. -- ST PHOTO: TUKIMAN WARJI

SCDF personnel attempting to pump the flood water out of Tong Building's basement carpark. -- ST PHOTO: MALCOLM KOH

Flood in Orchard Road area: Lait tower, Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road Under pass and others. -- ST PHOTO: JONATHAN CHOO


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Flood in Orchard Road area: Lait Towers, Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road Underpass and others. -- ST PHOTO: JONATHAN CHOO

The underpass between Lucky Plaza and Ngee Ann City was flooded to waist level after excess water from the basement of Lucky Plaza flowed into it.
There was massive flooding along Orchard Road that spilled over to the basement of Lucky Plaza. -- ST PHOTO: BRYAN VAN DER BEEK

Flooding in Orchard Road. -- PHOTO: STOMP


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An SCDF officer checks for damage outside the Starbucks Coffee outlet at Liat Towers.
There was massive flooding along Orchard Road that spilled over to surrounding basements. -- ST PHOTO: BRYAN VAN DER BEEK

An employee of Watsons in Lucky Plaza tries to organize cleanup of the store after massive flooding along Orchard Road spilled over to the basement of Lucky Plaza. -- ST PHOTO: BRYAN VAN DER BEEK

Picture of submerged cars on orchard road. -- PHOTO: VEN SREENIVASAN


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Picture of submerged cars on orchard road. -- PHOTO: VEN SREENIVASAN

Picture of submerged cars on orchard road. -- PHOTO: VEN SREENIVASAN

Pic of floods around Singapore. Liat Towers, Orchard Road. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO



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<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;" align="left"><table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;" align="left"><table class="Post" style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;" align="left">Years ago, remember Thomson. Then It's Bukit Timah. Now Orchard. Where will it be next ?????

</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;" align="left">Posted by: joemanta at Wed Jun 16 22:06:50 SGT 2010

</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;" align="left"><table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;" align="left"><table class="AlternatePost" style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;" align="left">Seems like whenever we erect new buildings, dig new tunnels, extend roads, someone forgot to draw the longkangs and canals. Why? Land too expensive in Orchard Rd & Bukit Timah, therefore don't waste land building longkangs & canals is it?

</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;" align="left">Posted by: OneMoment at Wed Jun 16 21:56:53 SGT 2010

</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;" align="left"><table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;" align="left"><table class="Post" style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;" align="left">It's kind of embarrassing, that Everything-Also-World-Class Singapore gets flooded whenever there's a heavy downpour! In high class Orchard Rd and Bukit Timah areas some more, what a joke.

</td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;" align="left">Posted by: OneMoment at Wed Jun 16 21:49:43 SGT 2010
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pappy / CCB_FairyDust

Thanks for the picture.

They must have taken the opportunity to practice for the Dragon Boat festival..

Surely a candidate for picture of the year contest.

For those who missed it earlier... see if you agree :

http://i46.tinypic.com/2i1jnf9.jpg

Posted by: SammiVellu at Wed Jun 16 21:17:16 SGT 2010

 

[scoobyhoo]

dragon-boat race at orchard road?

anyway, water = wealth, tua huat ah!

 

[HTOLAS]

First, the highest tides (usually about 3m to 3.2m) occur on the 3rd and the 18th of the lunar month (as GMS has said).

16 Jun 2010 is the 5th day of the lunar month. It was low tide when flooding started and the highest tide that came after was a mere 2.5m at 1458h - check NEA's own website.

http://app2.nea.gov.sg/tidetime.aspx

Second, the area should not be affected by tides at all because of the great, the wonderful and the spectacular Marina Barrage! The canals are all cut off from the sea. The barrage is supposed to discharge water whenever it rises above critical levels. The Presstapo has said Marina Reservoir never hit critical. If true, why did the water not get to MR?

Is it a general drainage problem?

What about the totally unneeded diversion of Rochor Canal? That worksite looks like a disaster zone if you ask me. Could poor practices there have created the constriction that led to this shame?

When heaving rain meet the spring tide, there's bound to be flood. If the flood had happened on moday '3rd day of the lunar calender it would have been much worse"
Chu San Lao , Jap Paio Chwee"

 

[Dodomeki]

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[Yuan Shao]

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[Baroko]

Yeah some did say it's a 1 in 50 years affair !

It's 3 strikes at present .

This one is counted for the NEXT 50 years. This is how the politicians work. They reckon everyone is as stupid as them.

 

[radon39]

This one is counted for the NEXT 50 years. This is how the politicians work. They reckon everyone is as stupid as them.

yeah..skali today another occur...then how?

 

[Yukimura Sanada]

Other affected areas

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[Yukimura Sanada]

Vehicles stranded in the flood

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[Baroko]

The problem must be the NEA civil servant user who goes for 45 minute tea breaks.

..........and not forgeting mega salaried Perm Sec going away for 5 week French Cooking Course.

 

[Yukimura Sanada]

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[Baroko]

yeah..skali today another occur...then how?

It is possible. If one happens again today it will be counted for the 50 years following the next 50. No one will be counting as all would be dead and gone. Another group of stupid politcians will be bull shitting the masses again.
But if you are unfortunate to be alive still, you would not remember how to count anyway.