The 1978 Singapore flood was one of the worst floods in Singapore's history. As much as of rain fell in just 24 hours from 2 to 3 December 1978.
Incidents
Casualties
Seven people were killed and more than a thousand residents were evacuated from their homes by the army and police boats from five affected areas. The youngest death was a 10-year-old primary school boy who had fallen into a flooded drain.
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.
There were reportedly 200 pig carcasses located in the Kallang River.
References
National Library Board, Singapore's worst floods, 1999. MINDEF, The Flood of 1978, 7 December 1998.