Consequences of June 16th Orchard Flood

Shopping Malls along Orchard Road like Lucky Plaza and Liat Towers were affected by the flood.

It made some shopping malls and their car park basements to be submerged in water.

Rescuers had to pull out about 70 passengers from cars and buses, as flooding shut down Orchard Road, which is filled with high-end shopping malls and tourist attractions.

 But luckily there were no injuries.

Retailers affected by Flood: Starbucks (One of the worst-hit retailers in the area)

Turned the intersection outside Liat Towers into tea-coloured canals within three hours of the day’s morning downpour.

The supervisor (Ms Jessie Chan) of the popular coffee chain said that the clean-up would take at least two days. But the floodwaters knocked out power, which forced contractors to work with torches in darkness throughout the night, and staff members clearing the mess made by the mugs and flasks which fell everywhere during the flood.

But the supervisor said their priority was to take care of their staff, ensuring that no one’s job is affected.

-Wendy’s

Despite being a new fast-food outlet, its store was stripped bare after the flood to clear up the mess.

At about 10.20am, water streamed into Wendy's Liat Towers Outlet and soon rose above knee-level - within mere minutes, recalled shift supervisor Sarbiah Abu Hassan, 47. It was a unhappy ending to that day’s business, sending food, fittings and takings down the tubes.

The flood made them lose around $500,000.

But six months later, the whole scenario changed totally.

Business has been good, said Ms Goh Wee Ling, corporate communications manager for Wendy's Singapore. She would not say how many customers drop by daily but added that the extensive media coverage of the Orchard floods has given Wendy's a lifeline.

 'People got to know that Wendy's is at Liat Towers,' she said.