flash floods occurred at the road junction with scotts road on 16 june 2010 after 100mm of rain fell from 8 am to 11 am that morning, it is the worst flood at the junction since 1984. shopping malls along orchard road like lucky plaza and liat towers were affected by the flood. the flood had caused some shopping mall and underground car parks to be under the water. rescuers had to pull out about 70 passengers from cars and buses, as flooding closed down orchard road, which is lined with high-end shopping malls and tourist attractions. no one was hurt.