Английская Википедия:1978 Singapore flood

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The 1978 Singapore flood was one of the worst floods in Singapore's history. As much as Шаблон:Convert of rain fell in just 24 hours from 2 to 3 December 1978.[1]

Casualties

Seven people were killed[2] and more than a thousand residents were evacuated from their homes by the army and police boats from four affected areas.[3] The youngest death was a 10-year-old primary school boy who had fallen into a flooded drain.[2]

Damage

Total damage reached S$10 million, the worst flood since the Hari Raya floods that hit the island in December 1969. 43 buses were badly damaged by the flood.[4]

There were reportedly 200 pig carcasses located in the Kallang River.[5]

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