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An underground pipe burst resulting in a flat in Yishun to be inundated with muddy water, Lianhe Zaobao
The flooding was so bad the muddy water poured out of the unit's front door.
The incident took place on May 1.
What video showed
A video of the incident showed large amounts of muddy water gushing down the steps of the front gate of the affected unit.
The sound of water splashing out of the unit was audible.
The gate looked like a small waterfall.
The 52-year-old owner of the unit, a taxi driver, told Zaobao that he bought the four-room unit in November 2022 and spent about S$100,000 on renovation and new furniture.
He was supposed to move into the flat on May 3 following the long weekend.
The owner said: "My wife and I went to clean up our new home. When my wife heard the sound of running water at around 1pm, she thought it was raining. When I walked to the window, I found that the water pipe had burst. Just a few seconds later, muddy water began gushing out of the the drain hole in the master bedroom toilet."
Before the couple could do anything, the drain holes in the kitchen and kitchen toilets also began gushing out a large amount of muddy water, which flowed from the entrance of the living room to the corridor outside.
The water supply was affected for about two hours.
Layer of mud left on floor
The couple informed the town council, which could only wait for the PUB personnel to arrive before turning off the supply.
The water source was finally turned off at 3pm, but the muddy water continued to flow for about two hours before stopping.
Several flats in the same block had their water supply cut off due to maintenance work.
The floor of the new home was left with a thick layer of mud after the water subsided and the new furniture were soaked.
The cleaning was completed at around 7:15pm on Monday evening.
via Derrick Goh
via Derrick Goh