THERE were no sales, just splash at some parts of Orchard Road yesterday morning when a flood turned roads into tea-coloured canals within three hours, from 8am.
A whopping 101mm of rain - about 60 per cent of what normally falls in the entire month of June - led to flash floods in several other areas too.
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Half-submerged cars and buses, trapped passengers needing to be carried above rising waters, floating tables at cafes and a fallen tree that rendered a major expressway useless.
It was chaos in many parts of central Singapore yesterday morning.
The junction of Orchard and Scotts Roads was the worst hit, where flood waters reached a depth of 30cm.
PUB's director of the 3P Network, Mr Yap Kheng Guan, said the Orchard-Scotts junction is prone to flooding because it is low-lying.
While the exact cause of the flooding was still under investigation, the Marina Barrage had been ruled out as a reason since it was operating normally, PUB said later.
When asked if Orchard Road is more prone to flooding because it is highly urbanised, Mr Yap acknowledged that the presence of more buildings would typically result in higher rain run-off.
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