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SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) says strong winds and rain early Saturday were caused by a "Sumatra" squall.
A "Sumatra" squall is an organised line of thunderstorms that develops over Sumatra or the Straits of Malacca that moves eastward towards Singapore.
As such, unstable weather conditions were experienced in Singapore.
The highest rainfall recorded on Saturday morning was 30mm at Kent Ridge and the highest wind speed was 60.5kph recorded at Pasir Panjang at 5.40am.
The station nearest to Toa Payoh is Nanyang Polytechnic and the highest wind speed recorded there was 11kph at about 8am.
On Friday, strong winds and rain caused streets in the Serangoon North and Yio Chu Kang areas to be littered with fallen branches.
According to NParks, fallen branches caused damage to cars, a bus, roofs and fences of two properties.
The roof of a house in Jalan Limbok along Yio Chu Kang Road was damaged when a huge branch fell on it, causing rainwater to seep in.
When the news team visited the house on Saturday, rainwater was still seeping in.
The family is getting help from their insurance company and is also trying to seek compensation from NParks.
- CNA/ir
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