Flash floods in Holland, Bukit Timah amid heavy downpour

A heavy downpour on the afternoon of May 5 caused flash floods at Woollerton Drive in Holland and King's Road in Bukit Timah at around 2pm.

Earlier in the day, national water agency PUB had warned via social media platform X of potential flash floods in several parts of Singapore, including the two flooded areas and Margaret Drive in Queenstown.

It advised the public to avoid the areas for at least an hour due to flash flood risks.

The National Environment Agency in an alert on its website said heavy rain was expected over southern, eastern and central areas of Singapore from 1.20pm to 2pm on May 5.

Thundery showers over parts of Singapore on some afternoons had been forecast for the first half of May by the Meteorological Service Singapore.

The bad weather drenched the morning of May 3, when more than two million Singaporeans turned up at polling stations islandwide to vote in the 2025 General Election.