Singapore is a fine city......... most of the roadside drains are concreted over and double-up as a pedestrian walkway.
Everything seems fine........until there is rain, heavy rain or worse, thunderstorm. These type of pedestrian walkway and many other footpaths became "flooded" as the rainwater couldn't be drained fast enough making them unpassable to pedestrians. Most of these walkways are constructed much lower than its vicinity, such that it became the natural "drains" whenever there is a downpour.
Of course there are many contributing factors to the poor drainage of rainwater. But building these walkways lower than the surrounding area naturally turn its into a drainage system when they were supposed to be walkways for pedestrians.
Will post some evidents when I get hold of the pictures.
