Man wades through thigh-deep floodwater in Marina Bay area after monsoon surge: 'S'pore got river taxi?'
Update on March 24:
Flooding in Marina Bay area and lift lobby at Bedok Reservoir Road block preventable: PUB
Original article:
More ponding?
A monsoon surge led to many areas in Singapore experiencing heavy rainfall on March 19 and 20, said national water agency PUB.
Stomper Jimmy shared a video of a man wading in thigh-deep floodwater past a ComforDelGro taxi outside a building at Park Street near the Marina Bay MRT station on the morning of March 21 after the deluge.
He quipped: "Singapore got river taxi."
PUB had earlier issued flood risk warnings for several locations, including Mountbatten Road and Jalan Seaview as well as along the Pan-Island Expressway and East Coast Parkway towards Changi Airport.
Jurong West recorded the highest total amount of rainfall at 318mm. In eastern Singapore, the highest amount of rainfall was 298.4mm.
These amounts over the two days are more than Singapore's average monthly rainfall of 209.7mm in March, said PUB.
The monsoon surge, known for causing widespread and prolonged rain, typically occurs earlier in the north-east monsoon season, between December and January.
Dr Koh Tieh Yong from the World Climate Research Programme told The Straits Times it is unusual for the north-east monsoon to stretch into late March.
This extended season is due to La Nina conditions since February, which result in warmer sea surface temperatures in the region and the persistence of rain, added Dr Koh, who co-chairs the Asian-Australian monsoon working group under the programme.
