By Ewen
Boey | SingaporeScene – 2
hours 22 minutes ago
Flood in Paya Lebar. (Photo courtesy of @angeejin)
Several parts of Singapore were hit by flash
floods following a heavy downpour on Wednesday
afternoon.
Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Balestier,
Commonwealth, Serangoon Gardens, Paya Lebar and Yishun were among
several places that were affected.
Users of microblogging platform Twitter
were quick to react, posting updates and pictures.
@OngWeiZhong tweeted,
"Floods at Commonwealth Avenue, claiming the bus stops. Wear your
swimming attire at all times."
Another, @pohui tweeted, "Heavy downpour
at Bishand and AMK, AMK station flooded, Kallang
River almost burst."
@DewZW tweeted, "Flood at Balestier Road"
along with a
video.
Yishun Interchange is partially submerged in flash
floods on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of @nerolijasmine)
Earlier in the day, the National Enviroment Agency had issued a
warning that flash floods could occur in low-lying areas of
Singapore.
Bus stops in manay areas of Singapore were also not
spared from the the flash floods. (Photo from Twitter)
Were you caught in the flash floods, or have any pictures of
it? Feel free to share it with us on our Facebook and
Twitter
accounts.
