"What happened was very unusual. The intensity was tremendous.", he said.
Fast-forward to 2010, not 2059. In fact, less than one year later on 16 June 2010, Orchard Road becomes Orchard River.
Interestingly, even earlier in 1999, the Ministry of Environment said that 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.
Why Orchard Road will never flood…
is just a flood, once a while, stop complaining like a whinner, that as if we cant survive a flood. are singaporeans so weak tht they cant even survive a flood? stop pointing fingers to the drainage system or anyone in charge, this is force of nature, one cannot forseen how powerful ios the force. if we can forsee all, we are god, but unfortunately, we are jus mortal, likewise for the minsiter or who ever drainage designer or technican. so give them a break and stop complaining
ReplyDeleteTell this to the fast food chain which opened 3 days before the flood. Tell them there is nothing wrong with our drainage system and it is all nature.
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