Water supply cut off for 20 units over two floors in Woodlands block

The water supply to 20 units of an HDB block in Woodlands was cut off for more than one day, forcing some residents to shower at the swimming pool.

The taps started to dry up at about 1pm on Tuesday (12 Nov) at Block 687B Woodlands Avenue 75, reported Shin Min Daily News.

Water supply to Woodlands block was ‘very weak’ in the morning

A 45-year-old resident named only as Mr Lin (transliterated from Mandarin) told Shin Min that the water flow to his flat was very weak that morning.

He thought it was due to maintenance but didn’t expect the water supply to be totally cut off in the afternoon.

Another resident, named only as Mr Lee, 70, said the water supply to his flat stopped at 1pm.

Residents carry buckets to fetch water from downstairs

Mr Lin, who lives on the third floor, said he had gone downstairs ten times to fetch water for his family of seven to bathe and flush toilets.

Shin Min reporters who arrived at the scene on Tuesday night saw entire families with buckets and trollies filling up water from taps typically used by cleaners at the foot of the block.

National water agency PUB also deployed water wagons to the block.

A 42-year-old dental clinic nurse named Yati said her family only had small buckets at home, so they went to a nearby grocery store to buy two large buckets.

This was so that they had enough water for their needs overnight and the rest of Wednesday (13 Nov).

Ms Su Meilan (transliterated from Mandarin), a 42-year-old accountant, said the queue for water stretched to the foot of the staircase at one point.

At least 20 people were in the queue at the time, she added.

Another resident, a 39-year-old engineer named only as Ms Chen (tra...