Marc Ong 2i218

My point of view was that the Government had done all that it can to prepare for such floods, but was hampered by a few factors which were impossible to prepare for:

1) The freak weather that was simple too much for our drainage systems to handle(possibly caused due to global warming)

2) The littering at the drains in Orchard Road, which clogged up the drains and rendered them unable to handle the large amount of rain, therefore leading to the floods

The opposition mainly blamed the Government for not adequately preparing Singapore's drainage system for such floods, but I feel that the Government has already done all it can. Some people blamed the Government for not taking care of them and threatened to vote in opposition(all in context of the debate, of course), but I do feel that certain physical limitations exist for Singapore's drainage system. I personally was fortunate enough not to be affected by the recent flash floods in Singapore, but I disagree that blaming the Government for the floods is the way to solve this.

The rain leading to the floods was an act of God, and I feel that simply demanding the Government to solve the problem is being slightly unreasonable. To solve this, we should offer our help and ideas in combating the floods, as well as accept that some things are out of our control.