PM: We can't be flood-free but can limit impact

SINGAPORE - Singapore must learn from the recent flooding episodes and upgrade its infrastructure and systems, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

However, he added, it's also not realistic to expect the country to be completely free of floods. To do so would require huge tracts of land to be put aside for huge monsoon drains which will be empty most of the time.

"The land is tied up, the infrastructure will cost a lot of money, and it's not worth it," he said. MORE