Storm flattens section of Mandai forest

• Clivebenss

  19 Feb 11, 11:11

  Feb 19, 2011 - Straits Times

  Tree fall in 1.2km-long, 40ha swathe may be largest in a decade here

  By Grace Chua

  
  

  STRONG winds from last Friday's storm may have blown over some trees and branches in Mandai Road, but they wreaked far greater damage away from the public thoroughfare.

  A 40ha, 1.2km-long swathe of trees in the secondary forest along the edge of Upper Seletar Reservoir - about 10,000 to 20,000 trees and saplings, going by a very rough estimate - also toppled or were damaged.

   

• BanguIzai

  20 Feb 11, 00:55

  

• laurence82

  20 Feb 11, 00:56

  i rather it gets flatten by nature, than cut down by humans

• FBFIce

  20 Feb 11, 01:05

  singapore soil not fertile n roots dun grow deep

• Junyang700

  20 Feb 11, 01:48

  No need clear forest. Mother nature lends a helping hand.

• nfshp253

  20 Feb 11, 08:38

  Why no storm in Tampines? It's so hot here!

• fudgester

  20 Feb 11, 09:04

  Originally posted by nfshp253:

  Why no storm in Tampines? It's so hot here!

  Be careful for what you wish for, for it may come true.