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Flash floods can be opportunities, not just disruptions
The Straits Times
|December 05, 2025
I read with interest PUB chief executive Ong Tze-Ch'in's comments on the need for greater resilience against flash floods (Resilience against flash flooding required: PUB chief, Dec 1).
While it is true that Singapore cannot prevent every flooding event, it should not view intense rainfall only as a threat. Climate change is expected to bring heavier rain that can, in fact, be turned into a strategic advantage.
यह कहानी The Straits Times के December 05, 2025 संस्करण से ली गई है।
हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।
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