SINGAPORE – An open space near an HDB block in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 was flooded close to noon on Jan 11, with water flowing to a nearby petrol station and the main road.
Photos sent to The Straits Times show a grass patch in front of Block 222 flooded with light brown water, partially submerging a path.
The water spread to an SPC station where several cars were parked at the back.
The flooding also affected all three lanes of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 towards Bishan, where police officers were deployed directing traffic.
A resident of Block 222, who wanted to be known only as Mr Thevar, told ST: “I noticed the water level when I was looking out of the window and saw the water gushing out from a pipe and seeping into the petrol station area.”
He added that he could see the water level rising steadily. “The water seemed to also start going down to the main road but doesn’t seem to affect that area that much,” he noted.
He saw a few people downstairs taking pictures and two children riding their scooter through the water.
When ST arrived at the scene at around 1pm, workers from SPC were spotted trying to mop up the water but abandoned the effort when the flooding worsened.
