The city of nearly 13 million people recorded a rainfall of over 600mm in four days. As places became inundated and the situation worsened, many people reached out to those stranded via various social media platforms. Just as rescuers were busy attending to distress calls, a horrific incident involving 500 commuters trapped in a subway train was reported. According to online posts by trapped passengers sending out SOS messages, the subway driver had asked them to move to the front carriages which were on higher ground. Some passengers joined the rescue efforts to help other stranded passengers.

Source: The Star July 25, 2021 22:41 UTC