Flood in Singapore

For the past few months, floods have hogged the front pages of every local newspaper! All major expressways were affected by the flash floods, causing traffic to come to a standstill. Visibility on the roads too has been affected by the darkened, gloomy skies. Many shops in orchard road have to close down for the time being and houses were invaded with calf high waters. Even worst, trees start falling in the middle of the road and damage cars surrounding it. Many Singaporeans were caught unprepared by the flood and stunned by the situation. I feel that PUB (Public Utilities Board) and National Parks Board is to blame for the situation. Even though flood rarely occur, they should have made some type of precaution to prevent any accidents. Not when after the damage is done, then they act and try to salvage the situation. I feel that they did not manage to handle the incident well as they allowed another flash flood to happen. However, Singaporeans might play a part in causing the recent flooding. Singaporeans has the habit of littering, these litters might get stuck in the drain which prevented water from flowing smoothly, causing a clog. All in all, I hope that this will be the last flood incident happening in Singapore. Done by: Theresa Lee(103573T)