Singapore and France Floods

Berita Lampung Singapore and France Floods : Flood never picking victims ferocity and no telling when it will come. Regions Orchard Road - Singapore by persons who are considered as the capital of Singapore - hit by flash floods, Wednesday. Adult knee-high water flooded the main road which has never previously occurred. Singaporean too sudden commotion caused traffic jams occur and some offices are closed.

Flooding also hit southern France, yesterday. At least 11 people dead, dozens of car upside down in the streets, and hundreds of residents forced to find a safe place on the roof of the house as well as fast trains also stop the operation.

In Myanmar, floods in several locations causing soil erosion and no fewer than 12 people were declared dead. Several bridges collapsed and many houses hit by floods inundated. Myanmar has been no stranger to extreme weather like this, in contrast to Singapore and France. At least 140,000 people died in 2008 when a typhoon hit the northern region of Myanmar.

For Singaporeans, heavy rain is common. However, when the downtown commercial area and Orchard Road flooded, they were shocked. Several vehicles including a bus stuck in flood water looks deep enough in front of Orchard Ion. In addition to Orchard Road, the area inundated, among others, Bukit Timah, Newton Circus, and Scotts Road.

MediaCorp Hotline describes the panic experienced by road users and traffic situation affected by flooding. "The water is too deep. Everyone stop and trapped in a flooded road," he said.

Meanwhile, the floods that struck southern France was also startled residents. Very heavy rain since Tuesday night to make the water rose quickly, making hundreds of houses were inundated, and many motorists trapped in their vehicles. Several helicopters were also deployed to transport residents to safety in the area of Draguignan, in the Mediterranean Coast.

Var authorities say killed 11 people and two people were missing. "We've never seen anything like this in the last decade," said a high official Var, Hugues Parant.

Due to the flood, some 200,000 homes without electricity, a fast train with 300 passengers also get stuck on the way from Nice to Lille. Department of French railways, SNCF, to stop all train service between Toulon and Saint-Raphael until Thursday because about three kilometers of railway lines were submerged in floods.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has expressed condolences to the families of the victims. He also expressed support for the rescue workers who worked nonstop to provide assistance and to find those still missing.

Meanwhile, district officials in Myanmar said the heavy rains have triggered a number of floods and landslides, tear down the bridge, closing some roads, killing at least 12 people, Wednesday.

Large area of the two cities, or districts, in the province on the western Rakhine state, territorial flooded after the rain this weekend. At least a dozen people have been killed, an official said by telephone from the area.

"I think, the death rate will increase when we know the news from nearby villages," said the official, who would not say his name because he was not allowed to speak to the media. A road has been closed by landslides, he said.