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land118
13-11-11, 08:18
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_733462.html

Flash floods hit West Coast, condo carpark
Published on Nov 13, 2011
By Judith Tan

A sudden downpour on Saturday afternoon caused flooding in the basement carpark of Varsity Park Condominium.

Some residents of the condo in West Coast Road found their cars in bumper-high water, bringing back memories of a similar situation in July last year at another condo.

Then, luxury and sports cars in the basement carpark of the Tessarina, a development in Bukit Timah, were submerged.

A tenant of Varsity Park, who declined to be named, said he got home just after 2pm, in time to move his car to safety.

devilplate
13-11-11, 08:23
nowadays i feel unsafe to drive during a rainy day.....duno will kena any flood anot....COE so high now! replacement cost vy ex lor!:scared-3:

let say ur car kena flood and completely broken down and deemed to be scrapped, insurance coy only compensate up to market value.....u noe their market value lor:doh:

kane
13-11-11, 08:34
So better not to get those sporty cars. Just a good looking utility will do.

sotidy
13-11-11, 08:52
nowadays i feel unsafe to drive during a rainy day.....duno will kena any flood anot....COE so high now! replacement cost vy ex lor!:scared-3:

let say ur car kena flood and completely broken down and deemed to be scrapped, insurance coy only compensate up to market value.....u noe their market value lor:doh:

Yah lor...exactly!:D

land118
13-11-11, 09:11
Our flood alert system not good...:doh: , should have separate radio station dedicated to flood update whenever there's impending storm and possibility of flood...

Am also worried..when it raining heavily, I tend to avoid small roads, bukit timah and tanglin orchard area...

ikan bilis
13-11-11, 10:04
Varsity Park Condominium is only 0.5-1km to the sea.... :doh:

=> which means all condos islandwide vulnerable to flooding and can kena hit on some unlucky days hor... :beats-me-man:

august
13-11-11, 10:08
yikes! another one ...

phantom_opera
13-11-11, 10:18
flood more harmful than ghost :eek:

Komo
13-11-11, 11:32
Can expect more condo design with multistory carpark?:D

hyenergix
13-11-11, 11:37
This stretch of condos near Clementi Woods is vulnerable to flood due to location below the hills. The lower parts of Clementi Woods have ponding frequently and the canal beside clementi west HDB block 609 and 608 overflows easily.

kane
13-11-11, 13:23
actually how does the flood alert system works? by human observation or this there an electronic device that detects the water level? If it's the first time at Varsity Park, then chances are they didn't install those devices there.

stalingrad
13-11-11, 13:58
residents at Varsity Park must be worred sick by the flooding problem. very soon some lady will begin to film flooding situations and use it as evidence to convince the government to do something to stop the flooding, so that prices of the condo will not go down.

but what can be done? elevate the entire stretch of west coast road? but that would push flood waters to nearby condos.

hyenergix
13-11-11, 14:01
residents at Varsity Park must be worred sick by the flooding problem. very soon some lady will begin to film flooding situations and use it as evidence to convince the government to do something to stop the flooding, so that prices of the condo will not go down.

but what can be done? elevate the entire stretch of west coast road? but that would push flood waters to nearby condos.

Along the entire stretch of west coast, the lowest is the NUS and the PSA area. The rest are relatively higher and safe from flooding. So your condo is safe.

Komo
13-11-11, 14:14
They should start planning something to protect whole of singapore:D

land118
13-11-11, 18:17
Very heavy rain this evening.., flooding.?:scared-4:

Jcmillineum
13-11-11, 18:24
Very heavy rain this evening.., flooding.?:scared-4:

Thats why I won't ever buy the western area:scared-5: :scared-5:

hyenergix
13-11-11, 18:50
We have Thailand suffering from its most severe flood in 50 years. This is probably caused by more intense El-Nino Southern Oscillation (in line with what I mentioned about similar phenomena about 1 year ago).

I expect the monsoon to be more severe here end of this year and in the next few years, so you will need to rule out many places also.

After which Singapore will switch to very hot and dry. However we are cutting down mature trees now and building more heat absorbing concrete and air-conditioned mega structures. It will be quite exhausting for outdoor activities and commuting by walking.

iwantgizmos
13-11-11, 18:52
we might consider investing into jet-skis as our alternative mode of transportation if there are frequent floods here... :D :D :D :D

land118
13-11-11, 20:07
From PUB website, list of flood prone areas in Singapore... ( think these are proven areas, should have more that are not updated...)

http://www.pub.gov.sg/managingflashfloods/fpa/Pages/FloodProneList.

S/No Location
1. Hong Kah area
2. First Lok Yang Road/ International Road/ Benoi Road
3. Second Chin Bee Road
4. Boon Lay Drive/Boon Lay Way
5. Jalan Buroh
6.* Jurong Port Road
7.* Benoi Sector
8. Old Lim Chu Kang / Jalan Murai
9. Sungei Tengah Agrotechnology Park
10. Commonwealth Ave / Commonwealth Drive / Queensway
11. Jalan Mat Jambol
12. Bukit Timah Rd/Wilby Road
13. Neo Pee Teck Lane/ Pasir Panjang
14. Jalan Haji Alias/ Coronation Road
15. Nee Soon Road
16. Jalan Ulu Seletar
17. Admiralty Road West near Sembawang shipyard
18. Meng Suan Road
19. Clover Park Estate
20. Marymount Lane / Marymount Road
21. Jalan Taman
22. Stevens Rd/Balmoral Rd
23. Farrer Park Area (including Thomson Road / Derbyshire Road)
24. Waterloo St / Albert St / Bencoolen St / Prinsep Street
25. Jalan Besar Area
26. King George's Avenue (People's Association HQ)
27. CTE near Slip Road to Moulmein Road
28.* Lincoln Rd/Surrey Rd
29.* Ah Hood Rd
30. Arab St/Rochor Canal
31. Jalan Mashor
32. Delta Road/ River Valley Road/Delta Avenue
33. Alexandra Road / Jervois Road/ Bishopsgate Road
34. Lower Delta Road / Alexandra Road
35. Leng Kee Road
36. Cheang Wan Seng Place
37. Beach Road
38. Margaret Drive/Tanglin Road
39. Cantonment Link/Keppel Road
40. Viking Road
41. South Bridge Rd/North Canal Rd/Upp Hokien St/Upp Pickering St
42. Indus Road
43. Kim Tian Road/Tiong Bahru Road
44. Tanglin Rd/Rochalie Drive
45. Zion Rd (Boys' Brigade HQ)
46. Delta Ave (APSN Delta Senior School)
47. Langsat Road Area
48. Rose Lane/Dunman Road
49. Sennett Estate (Puay Hee Ave, Siang Kuang Ave, Wan Tho Ave, Jln Kemboja, Mulberry Ave and Jln Wangi)
50. Meyer Road / Fort Road / Arthur Road / Margate Road / Ramsgate Road
51. Jalan Seaview/Tanjong Katong Rd South
52. Jalan Gembira
53. Jalan Benaan Kapal
54. Lowland Rd
55. Service road off Tampines Road (near Jalan Teliti)
56. Lorong Buangkok
57. Pasir Ris Farmway 2
58. Mimosa Walk
59. Mindef’s Changi Camp off Farnborough Road
60. Upper East Coast Road (near Bayshore Road)
61. Bedok South Rd/Bedok South Ave 1
62. Chin Cheng Ave
63. Lorong H Telok Kurau near Siglap Canal
64. Lorong L Telok Kurau
65. Upp East Coast Rd (junction with Parbury Avenue)
66. New Upper Changi Rd (Chye Heng Garden)

Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy in the information provided in this web-site, the Government/PUB cannot accept, and hereby disclaim, legal liability for every loss or damage howsoever occasioned, arising out of any error in the information in this web-site, whether such error is deliberate or otherwise, and whether or not there was any deliberate act or omission which resulted in such error.

hyenergix
13-11-11, 20:43
What do you mean by 'flood prone'? It's supposed to be once in 50 years event! PUB is indirectly slapping ex-Minister of MEWR in the face.

mygeemeel
13-11-11, 21:20
Any flooding at Bukit Timah or rather Cascadia? :D

land118
13-11-11, 22:12
Now need to add West Coast Road onto that PUB list of flood prone areas...

PUB website definition:

http://www.pub.gov.sg/managingflashfloods/fpa/Pages/default.aspx

"Flood prone areas are those areas which are low-lying, with a history of flooding. With an ongoing drainage improvement programme, PUB has reduced flood prone areas in Singapore from about 3,200 hectares in the 1970s to 56 hectares today. With continuous drainage improvement works, this will be further reduced to 40 hectares in 2013"

DaytonaSS
13-11-11, 23:03
quiet poor thing to have flooding in one's area. When ever one see dark clouds will start to worry about their world class cars.... Even west coast so near to sea also will kanna.

after they start to raise roads, the water will start to flow downwards......

DaytonaSS
13-11-11, 23:06
Any flooding at Bukit Timah or rather Cascadia? :D

LTA have raised some roads in bukit timah area..... i have seen balmoral side raise very high.

kane
13-11-11, 23:10
have to see where the water flows.

land118
14-11-11, 05:42
Some pics

http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20111113-310423.html

proud owner
14-11-11, 07:08
Thats why I won't ever buy the western area:scared-5: :scared-5:


huh ?


there are more flooding occurrences in the east than west ..

what talking u ?

mygeemeel
14-11-11, 08:21
Thats why I won't ever buy the western area:scared-5: :scared-5:

That is not a fair remark.

novel
28-11-11, 13:17
Thats why I won't ever buy the western area:scared-5: :scared-5:

talking without checking facts and thinking much... :doh:

stalingrad
28-11-11, 15:38
talking without checking facts and thinking much... :doh:

95% of people you meed daily have no brains. they are everywhere.

devilplate
28-11-11, 17:26
95% of people you meed daily have no brains. they are everywhere.
How u derive with the figure 95%?

And wat u mean by they haf no brains? They r lazy to use their brains? How do u quantify and justify ur figures?

stalingrad
29-11-11, 09:47
How u derive with the figure 95%?

And wat u mean by they haf no brains? They r lazy to use their brains? How do u quantify and justify ur figures?

if you had brains, the figure would be down by 0.0001%.

devilplate
29-11-11, 09:49
if you had brains, the figure would be down by 0.0001%.
wow

no wonder we nid foreign talents!

tericia
08-12-11, 14:38
there are quite a lot of forumners here who used to say multi storey carparks are low class.

You can read their previous post.

:D

Can expect more condo design with multistory carpark?