'Some goods were damaged': Flooding in parts of Marine Parade after pipe bursts, affecting business

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Residents and motorists waded through ankle-deep waters after construction workers accidentally struck an underground water pipe on Friday (Oct 4). Workers whom AsiaOne spoke to said they were conducting shoring around Block 67 Marine Drive, when one of the beams accidentally struck a water pipe.

Parts of Marine Parade were flooded after an underground pipe burst.Residents and motorists waded through ankle-deep waters after construction workers accidentally struck an underground water pipe on Friday .

As a result, he had to switch off the electrical appliances in his shop, and move several items out of the unit. Marine Parade resident Medelyn Phon told The Straits Times that their lift lobby was flooded, and she was worried whether she and her family could leave their home.A passenger lift at Block 67 has been shut down due to damages from water ingress.In a Facebook post today, the Public Utilities Board said that works at a construction site along Still Road South damaged a PUB underground water pipe this morning, resulting in water gushing and flooding the nearby roads and surrounding HDB blocks.

To facilitate repairs, one of the four lanes at Still Road South towards Eunos Link has been temporarily closed.

 

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