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ABC News 24's Scott Bevan follows Kevin Rudd through flooded Brisbane streets lending a hand to those in need: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqTnJK3uEi8...;feature=autofb Good examples of caring for citizens.

Mr Kevin Liang's brand-new Ferrari can usually go from zero to 100kmh in four seconds. As of last Thursday, it could not even crawl on its own power. Just 11/2 months old and costing more than $650,000, the F430 Coupe supercar was among the 100 vehicles submerged in the 500-space basement carpark at Tessarina condominium in Bukit Timah, as a result of a sudden flash flood that afternoon. Mr Liang, 47, a resident, received a call from his wife about his car's fate while he was at work. He said: 'It seemed that there was nothing I could do, so I didn't rush home. Besides, it is the company car, so I checked with the finance department and found that it is comprehensively insured.' He is the chief executive of the EPS group of companies which specialises in IT manpower outsourcing. Still, when he returned home that night and saw the submerged car, he could not help feeling sad. He had recently traded in an Audi R8 for the Ferrari - a reward for the directors of his company, who also get to use the car. His 18-year-old son put on swimming trunks to take pictures of the car that night. The next morning, Mr Liang went to the basement, after the water had been pumped away by PUB contractors, to watch his car being towed away. He said: 'It was completely muddy and it stank. I retrieved personal items like my CashCard and petrol card, but for now it's with the dealer and I'm waiting for updates.' Mr Liang added that while he does not know how bad the situation is, the damage looked bad. He and his wife have since had to park their other cars, a Mercedes and a BMW, on higher ground in the basement carpark. When The Sunday Times visited the Tessarina yesterday, some residents expressed their unhappiness about the event. Ms Viviana Halim, 23, who is in customer service, helped her mother drive away the family's Toyota, but their other car, a Honda, was submerged. She said: 'It may have been an act of God, but the management could have told us early that water was flowing into the carpark so we could have saved both cars.' Analyst Norman Yap, 32, found that the flooding had cut off power to his block and the lifts. He had to walk up five floors to his unit. He said: 'It has been two days now, and no one has told us if any preventive measures are being taken. This may be a rare event, but the infrastructure should be in place to handle it.' Mr Liang said: 'I was concerned about casualties in the flood, so perhaps the Government can relook the drainage system.' The Government has since said that plans to widen and deepen drainage networks in the area are being speeded up. 'I understand that this is a very unexpected event. The water just came rushing in, so what can you do?' Mr Liang added. Link on EDMW http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthre...4253&page=8