1978 Singapore flood

1978 Singapore flood

Date	3 December 1978 (1978-12-03)
Location	Singapore
Cause	Heavy rainfall
Deaths	7
Property damage	S$10 million

The 1978 Singapore flood was one of the worst floods in Singapore's history. As much as 512 millimetres (20.2 in) of rain fell in just 24 hours from 2 to 3 December 1978. ^[1]

Casualties

Seven people were killed ^[2] and more than a thousand residents were evacuated from their homes by the army and police boats from four affected areas. ^[3] The youngest death was a 10-year-old primary school boy who had fallen into a flooded drain. ^[2]

Damage

Total damage reached S$10 million, the worst flood since the Hari Raya floods that hit the island in December 1969. 43 buses were badly damaged by the flood. ^[4]

There were reportedly 200 pig carcasses located in the Kallang River. ^[5]

References

1. Ong, James (26 June 2010). "Floods - are we prepared?". The Online Citizen. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
2. "Flood death toll rises to seven". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 6 December 1978. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
3. Kim Seng, Yeo (19 January 1987). "13 died during three major floods in the last 18 years". The Straits Times . p. 17. Retrieved 16 November 2023– via NewspaperSG.
4. "SBS plan to beat the floods". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 9 December 1978. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
5. "THE RAINS HELD OFF AS FLOOD WATERS RECEDED IN ALL PARTS OF …". www.nas.gov.sg. 4 December 1978. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

External links

• National Library Board, Singapore's worst floods, 1999.
• MINDEF, The Flood of 1978, 7 December 1998.