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The heaviest rain Singapore recorded was 512.4mm on 2 December 1978, followed by 469mm in December 1969. Severe floods affected areas such as Thomson, Mandai and Olive Road, severely affecting the business in Goodwood Florist as it is a low lying area. By 11pm, floodwaters have subsided in all flooded areas of Singapore except Olive Road.
The 2006–2007 Southeast Asian floods were a series of floods that mostly affected Malaysia from 18 December 2006 to 13 January 2007. The floods were caused by above average rainfall, which was attributed to Typhoon Utor (2006) which had hit the Philippines and Vietnam a few days earlier. [1] By the third week of January 2007, Johor had been ...
S$ 2 million. The Bishan MRT tunnel flooding was a major incident on the North South MRT line (NSL) of the Singapore MRT which occurred at 5.33 pm on 7 October 2017. The flooding of the tunnels between the Bishan and Braddell MRT stations was caused by heavy rain and a faulty maintenance pump. The flooding completely blocked the tunnel, and bus ...
2006 East African Flood: Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia: 2006 315 North Sea flood of 1962 storm tide Germany: 1962 313 2003 Sumatra flood, mainly Jambi, Batanghari, Tondano, torrential rain, flash flood, landslide Indonesia: 2003 302 2021 Henan floods: China: 2021 300 [6] 1584 Tanaro River flood Italy: 1584 300 Flood in Miskolc, 1878: Miskolc ...
Marina Barrage is a dam in southern Singapore built at the confluence of five rivers, across the Marina Channel between Marina East and Marina South. [3]First conceptualised in 1987 by then prime minister Lee Kuan Yew to help achieve greater self-sufficiency for the country's water needs, the barrage began construction on 22 March 2005, [4] and was officially opened on 31 October 2008 as ...
May. 1 May – The National Family Council is formed to promote families in Singapore. [39] 6 May – Polling day for the 2006 Singaporean general election: The ruling People's Action Party winning 82 out of 84 seats (37 of which were uncontested) with a percentage of 66.6% of the total vote.
The Singapore government also spent $35 million to complete the 3.5 km Waterfront Promenade around Marina Bay. [8] It includes a new eco-friendly visitor centre and the Helix Bridge linking Bayfront to Marina Centre where the Youth Olympic Park is located.
0–9. 2006 European floods. 2006 New England flood. 2006 North Korean floods. 2006 Surat flood. 2006–2007 Southeast Asian floods. 2007 Mozambican flood.