rainy season
drought is over; rainy season has arrived. and that means: flood time, and yes, in singapore, too! we were not here when orchard road got submerged in knee deep water in flashfloods that were repeated in other parts of the city just a few days later. since we got back from our holidays, the weather has been rather cool, and the last few days, rainy. yesterday was particularly heavy in our area, and the amount of rainfall appeared too much for the drainage systems to handle.
fortunately, floods here subside rather quickly, once the rains stop, and the gov’t agencies are quick regarding damage control and repairs. i heard orchard road was restored in just one day!
and while we live just next to a river that drains to a water reservoir, i’m not that worried of rising water levels. call it the perk of high-rise living. if we owned a landed or a flat on the first levels, we should probably get a homeowners insurance. but then again, does insurance cover “acts of god”?
it been raining for hours now… i wonder if it will be flooded again….
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
3 Responses to “rainy season”
July 2nd, 2010 at
when that flood happened, the starbucks, massimo dutti, & hermes under the liat towers were under water; a man even tried to go inside wendy’s (which just opened days before) to save what he could–kawawa.
our area, though has a big canal at the back, i thought was going to be affected. hay…
July 2nd, 2010 at
yeah, kita ko nga sa video. can’t imagine what would happen if it reached Orchard cor Paterson and the MRT underneath!
bukit timah road is actually also prone to flash floods, pero buti na lang, mabilis din mag-subside…
July 5th, 2010 at
oo grabe disaster yon. the lucky plaza towards taka underground, hanggang bewang! i was wondering about the ION one actually but thank goodness it wasn’t affected then from there, whenever it pours, sobrang monitor sila. (gotta give it to them)