Trump And Kim Escaped A Major Flash Flood That Hit The Orchard Area Heng ah, the Trump-Kim summit ended about 2 weeks ago. That’s because on Monday (25 Jun), flash floods hit the area around St. Regis Singapore, the hotel North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un stayed at. In a tweet that morning, PUB cautioned that the area around The Regent Singapore and Tanglin Mall were at high risk of flooding. The Regent Singapore/Tanglin Mall:Water level rises above 90%. High Flood Risk..10:06:21 #SGFlood — PUB (@PUBsingapore) June 26, 2018 Source Other areas in central and western Singapore also experienced flash floods. Including PUB’s Twitter feed, on which a torrent of tweets about water rained. Source What’s with the recent flash floods? Why’s Singapore so thundery these days? Thundery showers expected over the next four days Source During the Southwest Monsoon, which occurs from June to September, there is a lot of sudden heavy rain, especially in the morning. There are two main reasons why. Sumatra squalls Firstly, we have the Sumatra squalls. Satellite animation of a Sumatra squall affecting Singapore Source Sumatra squalls are a line of thunderstorms that usually develop over Sumatra island or the Straits of Malacca. They […]
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