Flash floods hit four areas in western S’pore, flood risk warnings issued for 9 locations

SINGAPORE – Flash floods affected several areas in the west of Singapore on the afternoon of Dec 4 after thundery showers hit many parts of the island.

In a Facebook post, national water agency PUB said flash floods occurred at the following locations after intense rain temporarily overwhelmed the capacity of surrounding drains and canals:

Heavy rain was expected across many areas of the island from 2.40pm to 3.45pm, said the National Environment Agency.

“The heaviest rainfall of 113.4mm was recorded in western Singapore from 1.45pm to 3.25pm. This amount corresponds to 36 per cent of Singapore’s average monthly rainfall in December, and lies within the top 2 per cent of maximum daily rainfall records since 1978,” said PUB in the Facebook post.

The agency added that it deployed its Quick Response Team to direct traffic away from the lanes affected by the floods and to assist motorists.

PUB had earlier warned on social media platform X that roads in the south, south-west and west of Singapore were also to be avoided due to the risk of flash floods.

These areas were:

The Meteorological Service Singapore on Dec 1 said that

thunder and rain are expected in the afternoon

for the first two weeks of December.