Rain eases after flash flood warnings at 3 locations as Singapore heads to the polls
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SINGAPORE - It was a wild and wet start to Polling Day as torrential rain across Singapore on the morning of May 3 led to flash flood warnings at three locations.
In a post on social media platform X at 8.12am, national water agency PUB issued risk alerts for flash floods at Upper Paya Lebar Service Road (Lim Teck Boo Road to Rochdale Road), Jalan Lokam (near Upper Paya Lebar Road), and Thrift Drive (near Jalan Usaha).
It advised the public to avoid the three locations “for the next one hour” due to the heavy rain.
The alert followed a post on X by PUB at 6.42am which warned that heavy rain was expected over many areas of Singapore from 7.15am to 8.45am.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) in a 6.33am alert on its website said moderate to heavy thundery showers with gusty wind are expected over many areas of Singapore between 7.15am and 8.45am.
A check by The Straits Times on the NEA website at around 10am showed that the rain has eased.
