Orchard Road Flood!

[Mille]

anyone kena? saw picture of porsche carrera tio flooded hood..

[rh1667]

read about it in CNA....VERY SURPRISE!!!!

Prime Prime district in Singapore, tourist area also kanna......

[louisoh]

anyone kena? saw picture of porsche carrera tio flooded hood..

Quite bad actually.... i saw the video which showed Starbucks, Wendys, all flooded.. tink the interior gone .. :P
The Hermes shop is juz next to it right?... i wonder what will happen to all those 'flooded goods'...

[louisoh]

http://gsndev.org/archives/webs/sngs.../22-01-99.html

Date: 22 January 1999

Source: The New Paper

Why Orchard Road will never flood…

By Fong Foong Mei

Well, almost never.

For a flood to hit anywhere in Singapore, it takes a combination of high tides and about 100mm of rainfall within an hour.

And Orchard Road is protected by its mighty rain drain - the Stamford Canal.

Thanks to it, shoppers haven't had to slosh through waist-deep waters since 1960s.

But what makes a good drain?

According to a Ministry of Environment (ENV) spokesman, it's the flow capacity of a drain and not its storage capacity.

In other words, it isn't the size of the boat that matters, but the motion of the ocean.

And Orchard Road's supersucker had plenty of that.

It can empty an Olympic-sized pool before your cup of latte has time to cool.

It's very handy around this time, with La Nina is expected to bring about more wet days in the next two months.

La Nina is the weather phenomenon responsible for the heavier rains and cooler temperatures around the region.

Already, it has increased rainfall by 25 to 30 percent this year, noted a Meteorological Service spokesman.

Singapore's worst ever flood happened in 1978 when 512 mm fell in 24 hours.

Seven people died in that flood.

To prevent such disasters from recurring, the Government has spent some $1.1 billion since 1984 on about 800 km of drains all over Singapore.

How can you do your bit to avoid doing your shopping in sampans?

Simple. Just don't chuck your rubbish in the drains. Let the rain drains do their work, and go with the flow.

[johnfish]

http://gsndev.org/archives/webs/sngs.../22-01-99.html

Omg!! Tis is what happen when we see too many new building & heavy road work in progress!! One of many lapses from LTA + URA"Kekeke

[CFC]

after seeing the liat tower flood photos,first thing comes to my mind is i feel like rushing down to the liat tower AP shop to save their AP.whahaha

[KuchingKu]

after seeing the liat tower flood photos,first thing comes to my mind is i feel like rushing down to the liat tower AP shop to save their AP.whahaha

AP is the only shop that will have no issue. Their watches all can dive 300m, right.

I pity Hermes and the sportscars parked at wheelock carpark!

[johnfish]

after seeing the liat tower flood photos,first thing comes to my mind is i feel like rushing down to the liat tower AP shop to save their AP.whahaha

Get one for me hor" Ooh.. Pls bring along snorking gear in case it getting worst. LOL!! Kekeke

[CFC]

AP is the only shop that will have no issue. Their watches all can dive 300m, right.

I pity Hermes and the sportscars parked at wheelock carpark!

haha,it's not that their watch cannot withstand flooding.It's that see sit outside the shop and wait to see whether can pick up any AP watches that float out of the shop or not.whahaha

[CFC]

Get one for me hor" Ooh.. Pls bring along snorking gear in case it getting worst. LOL!! Kekeke

no prob.i'll get a AP end of day for u and a AP survivor for myself ...without box and paper ok for u right.

[75s]

no prob.i'll get a AP end of day for u and a AP survivor for myself ...without box and paper ok for u right.

Anyone in the market for cut price Birkins? Only in mud brown

[CFC]

Anyone in the market for cut price Birkins? Only in mud brown

haha this is what we call 水货.water goods. lol..

[johnfish]

no prob.i'll get a AP end of day for u and a AP survivor for myself ...without box and paper ok for u right.

So nice of u ... Enjoy ur muddy dive bro " Yeah!! We might get to see some real bargain in the coming week : GSTS !!! Great Singapore Titanic Sale !!kekekeke

[Paneraii]

I wonder ERP will still turn on. So much for paying for the road. And the road quality ???

[kenlinliu1419]

Is it still flooded?
I have a meeting nearby at the Hilton.