0:00 - THE BIG STORY

0:37 - FLASH FLOODS HIT DUNEARN ROAD
The heavy rain on Tuesday morning brought about a flash flood that caused roads to become impassable in Dunearn Road between Sime Darby Centre and Binjai Park. PUB said the flood subsided within 40 minutes. Read more: https://str.sg/3ids

1:07 - MORE RAIN PELTED WESTERN SINGAPORE
More rain pelted western Singapore in three hours on Tuesday (Aug 24) morning than the country had previously recorded for the whole month of August. National water agency PUB said the heaviest rainfall recorded was at Bukit Panjang Road rainfall station, which saw 159.8mm of rainfall from 7.50am to 10.40am. Read more: https://str.sg/3iPY

This is the second time this year that a flash flood has occurred in the area. On April 17, heavy rain caused a similar incident. Science and environment correspondent Audrey Tan talks about why the area is seeing a repeat of flooding. She also shares more on Singapore's infrastructure to guard against flooding.

6:19 - COVID-19 SINGAPORE UPDATE

9:07 - PARALYMPIC GAMES KICK OFF
Meanwhile, Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games kick off on Tuesday. 10 Team Singapore athletes are set to compete across six games. Read more: https://str.sg/3idz

Writing a message of encouragement on his Facebook page, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong noted the para-athletes' sacrifice and hard work "to make it to this pinnacle event for sports".

Assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath shares why the Paralympic Games matter and the message the Games put across.

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