The cautionary advisories followed a National Environment Agency forecast that predicted widespread heavy rainfall between 2pm and 3pm. In response, PUB deployed real-time notifications warning drivers to steer clear of vulnerable road sections. Among the highlighted locations was the intersection of Lorong Kismis and Kismis Place in Bukit Batok, where conditions were expected to remain hazardous for roughly an hour.
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Drivers in central Singapore need to steer clear of designated low-lying corridors during…: Drivers in central Singapore need to steer clear of designated low-lying corridors during the afternoon storm.
Real-time warnings expanded rapidly across multiple central districts within minutes of t…: Real-time warnings expanded rapidly across multiple central districts within minutes of the initial downpour.
Major transit points including Bukit Timah Road near King Albert Park face elevated risks…: Major transit points including Bukit Timah Road near King Albert Park face elevated risks of flash flooding.
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SINGAPORE – Motorists should avoid some areas in central Singapore due to risk of flash floods.
In a post on X at 2.18pm, national water agency PUB warned of the risk of flash floods at the junction of Lorong Kismis and Kismis Place in Bukit Batok for the next hour.
It later warned of a flash flood risk at Lorong Gambir (from Lorong Penchalak to Gambir Walk) in Upper Serangoon at 2.19pm.
At 2.24pm, PUB added Bukit Timah Road (near King Albert Park) to the list of areas to avoid.
The National Environment Agency had forecast heavy rain over multiple areas of the island from 2pm to 3pm.
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