First world country flooded

Flood in Malaysia is a common thing. But flood in Singapore is something new. Yes, they have the occassional flash floods (barely above the ankles) that made to prime time news as if it was a major catastrophe. Yes, Beach Road and areas around canals get flooded occassionally, causing severe losses to flowers and grasses. But a flooded Orchard Road with shopping complexes inundated with storm water? An Orchard Road that has become Orchard River? That's something new.

I happen to be at Marina Barrage couple of months back where PUB was talking about that grand project which will resolve many flooding issues during high tide & storm. Unfortunately, all the grand plans and mega engineering could not defeat mother nature's fury. A freak storm assisted by clogged drains (are we really not talking about JB??) cause one of the worst floods in Singapore in years. Given that Singapore's news hardly have any news, this would surely be much talked about in their news & talk shows for some time.

And while we are at it, I wonder when the next big flood will hit JB. Both JB and Singapore had more or less the same storm that faithful day. Surprised, JB survived unscathed given our horrible drainage. Or maybe the worst has yet to come. I better not talk to soon, seems like there's been quite a lot of freak storm lately in JB too, blowing off roofs and uprooting trees. Think one happened couple of days back causing hours of horrendous jam on Pasir Gudang Highway. Yeah... the world's climate is definitely going crazy.