Tessarina condominium in Bukit Timah

Nov 22, 2009
Floods damaged cars
Residents look to new measures after floods last Thursday damaged vehicles and cut power
By Shuli Sudderuddin
'It seemed that there was nothing I could do, so I didn't rush home. Besides, it is the company car, so I checked with the finance department and found that it is comprehensively insured.'

MR LIANG, whose wife called him at work saying his Ferrari was submerged in the basement carpark


The flash floods that hit Bukit Timah Road on Thursday damaged vehicles and cause traffic congestion. -- ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

MR KEVIN Liang's brand-new Ferrari can usually go from zero to 100kmh in four seconds.

As of last Thursday, it could not even crawl on its own power.

Just 11/2 months old and costing more than $650,000, the F430

Coupe supercar was among the 100 vehicles submerged in the 500-space basement carpark at Tessarina condominium in Bukit Timah, as a result of a sudden flash flood that afternoon.

Mr Liang, 47, a resident, received a call from his wife about his car's fate while he was at work.

He said: 'It seemed that there was nothing I could do, so I didn't rush home. Besides, it is the company car, so I checked with the finance department and found that it is comprehensively insured.'

Read the full story in The Sunday Times.