Cars partially submerged in water at Bukit Timah condo; faulty valve the cause, says PUB

[SimpliCity2k]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...t-timah-condo-faulty-valve-the-cause-says-pub

 

[Potato_Wedges]

Can Condo management compensate the lost?!?! Obviously it is not Act of God in this context.

 

[fire]

Confirmed water damage arl

 

[duatiaoloh]

Repair will be expensive

 

[Visor9999]

Can Condo management compensate the lost?!?! Obviously it is not Act of God in this context.

Get car insurance to pay can already

 

[fly1111]

Get car insurance to pay can already

Car insurance will sue mcst for negligence. End of the day maintenance fee goes up for resident

 

[Ginola81]

Pay so much monthly they nv do preventive maintenance for the pump.. lol

 

[rizhal]

If I am not wrong, in every MCST indemnity on car park: “park at your own risk, management is not responsible for any damage”.

 

[bIkErS]

Got a feeling driver got no where to claim.... lan lan pay ownself... the world isn't fair after all.. nv do anything also kana

 

[lifeisinforashock]

Gahmen taiji to bldg mgmt, so can drivers claim frm them ?

 

[Shalomp]

https://mothership.sg/2024/05/flood-basement-carpark-may-4/

Flooding in basement carpark at 6 Balmoral Crescent caused by faulty sprinkler; no occurrences of flash flood on May 4: PUB​

The heaviest rainfall of 107.2mm was recorded in western Singapore from 7:30am to 1:30pm.

PUB has clarified that a flooding incident in a basement car park at 6 Balmoral Crescent (The Twins) on the morning of May 4 was due to a faulty valve in the basement’s sprinkler storage tank.

A video of the incident had circulated online earlier that day, and it was initially believed to be caused by the day's heavy rain.

Basement car park shown to be partially submerged in water​

In a video posted on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page, a person is shown waddling through a basement carpark which was partially submerged in water.

The water appear to be over the knee of the person filming the video.

A description accompanying the post read, "basement carpark flooded after whole morning of heavy rain".

"A faulty valve in the basement’s sprinkler storage tank caused water to overflow and flooded the carpark": PUB​

PUB said they were alerted by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) to a flooding incident in a basement carpark at 6 Balmoral Crescent (The Twins) at 7:55am on May 4, 2024.

"PUB, together with SCDF and the building’s managing agent, deployed drainage pumps to pump out the water from the basement carpark," they said in a Facebook post published at 6:39pm.

"Based on preliminary investigations, a faulty valve in the basement’s sprinkler storage tank caused water to overflow and flooded the carpark," they explained.

PUB described the incident as isolated and not caused by rainfall, adding that "at the time of the incident, rainfall over the area was not heavy and the nearby drains were not flowing at full capacity".

No occurrences of flash flood on May 4​

PUB also released another post stating that there were no occurrences of flash flooding on May 4.

"PUB issued flood risk warnings for more than 10 locations including Craig Road, Jalan Boon Lay and parts of eastern Singapore between 7am and 2pm," the statement said.

The heaviest rainfall of 107.2mm was recorded in western Singapore from 7:30am to 1:30pm, which corresponds to 65 per cent of Singapore's average monthly rainfall in May.

The amount also lies within the top 3 per cent of maximum daily rainfall records since 1978.

"With climate change likely to cause extreme weather such as more intense storms, we encourage the public to keep updated on heavy rain and flood risk warnings, as well as occurrences of flash floods via the MyENV app or PUB’s X (formerly Twitter) and Flood Alerts Telegram channels," PUB said.

Pedestrians and motorists should exercise caution during a heavy storm and avoid flooded areas.

More information can be found on the PUB website.

 

[popsune1]

 

[HYHY123]

Heng it was noticed arbo they conveniently blame it to the rain to avoid claims

 

[lifeafter41]

So can claim from PUB?

 

[dotarian007]

wa not bad lei the lights still work

 

[animeonegai]

So means what ah?

 

[s-ghost]

better form a committee to...oh wait, expensive cars, never mind, case closed

 

[sunsetbay]

No wonder the water looks so clean~

 

[kuti]

Heng it was noticed arbo they conveniently blame it to the rain to avoid claims

If pub never reveal root cause, maybe blame on on the rain sua sua kee liao

 

[elf108]

Dog dog having fun to swim.