Overview
Green flood alert in Singapore Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00 +0000
Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory based on media analysis
See also experimental flood monitoring system for Singapore
Analysis: November 20, 2009: "SINGAPORE: The big clean?up is underway on Friday in many areas across Singapore which were flooded due to the heavy rainfall on Thursday.Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim has said that work is ongoing to improve ...
The flood started on 11/19/2009 and ended on 11/20/2009, with a duration of 2 days.
This flood has
severity class 2 (i.e. this is an extreme event with an estimated recurrence interval greater than 100 years).
The main cause is Torrential Rain.
The alert score is based on the reported death and displaced. Red = 1000 or more people killed or 800000 or more people displaced. Orange = 100 or more people killed or 80000 or more displaced.
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alert score: 1
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magnitude: 3.5
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duration: 2
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severity: 2
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affected region: 1051 km2
Impact
No reports on damage have been found.
The flood affected a region of approximately 1051 km2.
Location
For the following locations damage has been reported:
The approximate geographic location of this flood is 1.43 latitude and 103.83 longitude.
This is the centroid of the affected area, as determined by the place names mentioned in the media.
Rivers in flood:
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