Flash floods trap 11 in Jurong West
Photos shared by Facebook user Thessa Huìyīng show that floodwaters had seeped onto an SBS bus that was in service. Life vests were used in SCDF's rescue efforts.
SINGAPORE – A few vehicles, including an SBS bus with passengers on board, were stranded in a flash flood along Enterprise Road in Jurong West following heavy rain on Friday afternoon (June 17).
The waters were “waist high” said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which had deployed life vests in its rescue.
A total of 11 people, some of whom were elderly, were evacuated from the stranded vehicles to safety. No injuries were reported.
In a video that was shared on Facebook at 4.22pm, floodwaters could be seen seeping onto the platform of Bus 252. Facebook user Thessa Huiying said: “I’m stuck in the bus flooded by the heavy downpour ... water is rising rapidly. I hope I make it out alive.”
