Time: 9.00am
Day: 25th December 2010, Tuesday
“We are still in the midst of surveying the damages and we are unable to give an estimate of the losses resulting from the flood,”
Madeleine Ho, marketing director of Hermes Singapore
"At the junction of Orchard Road/Paterson Road, the SCDF dispatched two fire engines and assisted about 60 passengers from 2 SBS Transit double-decker buses and about ten people from six cars stranded in their vehicles to safety. "
spokesperson for the SCDF
"I was on the way to work in a taxi when I caught sight of the severe flooding in the area. The water is approximately wheel-deep. Car engines refuse to work, the water level is still rising and did I just see a wooden plank float past?"
Eyewitness
"This is the first time I've seen such flooding in this area."
Eyewitness
The National Environment Agency, in a statement issued on Wednesday afternoon, said almost 100 mm of rain fell within a two-hour period from about 9 am to 11 am. The Public Utilities Board also said the downpour accounted for over 60% of the total monthly rainfall for June.
Hermes Fashion Store and Starbucks underwater.
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