Flash floods hit Commonwealth Lane, Craig Road in the afternoon

SINGAPORE — Flash floods affected several areas in Singapore on Monday (June 3), after heavy rain battered parts of the island in the late morning and early afternoon.

At 1.24pm, national water agency PUB tweeted that flash floods had occurred at Commonwealth Lane, affecting both lanes.

A minute later, PUB added that flash floods had occurred at Craig Road near Outram Park MRT station, also affecting both lanes.

At 1.28pm, PUB said that the flash floods at Commonwealth Lane had subsided.

Later at 2.06pm, it reported that the flooding at Craig Road had also receded. 

Photos circulating on social media showed cars with their wheels submerged in brown, murky waters.

Another image showed a ComfortDelGro taxi on a flooded road, with waters reaching as high as the plate of the vehicle.

The National Environment Agency had warned via a tweet at about 9am that thundery showers are expected over many areas in the late morning and early afternoon.

PUB also issued several advisories listing areas with high flood risks, which include Sungai Pandan Kechil near the National University of Singapore and Tanjong Pagar Road.

Last week, the Meteorological Service Singapore said that thundery showers are expected around the late morning and early afternoon on six to eight days over the first two weeks of June.