Risk of flash floods in vicinity of Bukit Timah: PUB

SINGAPORE – Members of the public have been urged to avoid three areas in the vicinity of Bukit Timah on Dec 13 due to the risk of a flash flood occurring.

They are:

National water agency PUB issued an alert on social media at around 6pm to avoid the areas for the next hour, citing heavy rain.

The National Environment Agency had also warned of heavy rain in the southern and western areas of the island from 6.15pm to 7pm.

The Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) had also put up a warning on its website, stating that “heavy thundery showers” were expected during the same period.

This comes just a day after

flash floods occurred in Kembangan and Upper East Coast Road

on the afternoon of Dec 12 amid heavy rain across Singapore.

In its fortnightly weather report, MSS on Dec 1 said

thundery showers can be expected in the afternoon

for the first half of December, with moderate to heavy rain possibly extending into the evenings on a few days.