SINGAPORE - A large tree fell on a lorry near Lavender MRT station during a spell of heavy rainfall across the island on Wednesday morning. The National Parks Board said it was alerted to a fallen yellow flame tree in Horne Road at 7.20am. No one was injured and the obstruction was cleared by 10am, it said. Pedestrian Danny Lee, 45, saw the fallen tree at 8.40am on his way to work. The marketing executive, who was walking along the pavement on the opposite side, said: "The tree stretched across both sides of the road. I saw some cars in a jam on both sides of the tree." Mr Lee added: "My whole body was soaked even though I had an umbrella. It was the heaviest rain I'd seen in a while." Drains in 13 areas across the island reached 90 per cent capacity due to heavy rain on Wednesday morning, according to flash flood alerts by national water agency PUB. Between 7am and 9am, the drains in places such as Telok Kurau, Siglap Canal, Cambridge Road, Aljunied Road, and Sims Avenue East were near full capacity. PUB advised the public to avoid these areas for an hour due to the risk of flash flooding. It said that heavy rain is expected over many parts of Singapore until 9.30am. The Straits Times reported last week that wet weather is expected to continue through the first half of October, with thundery showers on most days, according to the bimonthly report by the Meteorological Service Singapore. Showers will usually occur between the morning and early afternoon, with daily temperatures on most days expected to range between 24 and 33 deg C. Rain may lower this to between 23 and 32 deg C on a few days. In September, a landslide occurred at the Clementi NorthArc construction site in Clementi Avenue 6, causing damage to Ulu Pandan Park Connector and displacing soil into the Ulu Pandan Canal. Minister for National Development Desmond Lee, in a written parliamentary response on Monday, said during periods of intense wet weather, local agencies may conduct inspections on slopes more frequently, such as on a weekly or monthly basis. He added that while the cause of the landslide is still under investigation, such soil movements may be triggered by factors such as heavy and prolonged rainfall. Mr Lee noted that an average of four landslide incidents were reported to the Building and Construction Authority per year between 2017 and 2019, and 21 each year in 2020 and 2021. He said: "Higher-than-normal rainfall was recorded in 2020 and 2021, which could be one factor that contributed to the higher number of incidents in these two years." (Source: Sarah Koh (2022 Oct 5), Tree falls on lorry amid heavy morning downpour. The Straits Times.) Question 1 Due to the increased frequency of falling trees as a result of heavy rains, the Ministry of National Development has tasked you to lead a multi-agency group to develop a detailed Risk Management Plan to reduce the probability as well as impact of such incidents to pedestrians, motorists and properties.