First look at an MRT Civil Defence shelter

Singapore has a network of civil defence public shelters that members of the public can use in case of a wartime emergency. CNA takes a look at how an MRT station is converted into a bomb shelter to house 7,000 people.
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[@jianchao88]

The shelter infrastructure is well thought out but seems like it need to be operated by scdf/ emergency mrt staff. I’m just not sure if when button pressed, these personnel will be ready in position and in time to handle the ops.

[@pyt6631]

Looks like quite a fair bit of setup needed for each shelter as well. Execution turnaround time in the face of emergency may be a concern too.

[@jianchao88]

@@pyt6631 I can imagine it is going to be chaotic. And the mrt station’s PA system isn’t exact crispy clear most of the time. Watch out for “Karens” haha

[@turtlesoup1997]

Karens will be in the comments soon if they aren't already.

[@foodmore]

@@pyt6631 Wars dont happen overnight... There are always signs when trouble approaches. Political tensions, military buildup etc... there are always signs. And at critical points, it may be decided that this is when they mobilise their resources to prepare the shelters.

[@balloonbuster]

We have that over 25 years ago. Only now they made it public.

[@georgequek7996]

Proud Of Majulah Singapura.👍👍

[@user-fx6qi2oy3o]

Same

[@Raul_Menendez]

Singapore is literally a fortress ever since the British stepped onto our shores. We carried over the tradition of being an island fortress...

[@jessicaregina1956]

Dont be a stupid, the defenses along kr dmz is much much more than whole sg perimeter.

[@jessicaregina1956]

You mean from the first step raffles took he immediately started mounting cannon, building barracks and etc????? Why wasn't this told in school?

[@Raul_Menendez]

@@jessicaregina1956 Not immediately, la... It took time because the then Sultan of Johor sold Singapore to the British in exchange for protection and abit of tribute. Singapore eventually became an island fortress because Singapore is still is a very strategic route for trading ships to pass through!

[@jessicaregina1956]

Then you say ever since the British stepped on, which is meant that when raffles step on the beach, he ordered the clearing of forest and building of all the facilities required for a fortress before he met the temenggong.

[@flyinghorse1878]

Literally, yeah. No one can deny that. Really effective ? That's another story. If you know a little bit about the history of Singapore during the WW2, the pride of the British were utterly shattered when the Japanese know where are the weakness of this so-called impenetrable fortress. It takes them only 7 days to complete the route. The moral of the story is never never brag about something for in real war, it's the strategy that determine the final outcome.

[@paulpoon7253]

Good to know "CD Shelter" 👍👍

[@curiouschiang]

They kept the cordyceps hosts underground. So if there was an biological outbreak, best not to head to underground shelters.

[@repwashere]

The first thing that comes to my mind in this video is Fallout

[@jessicaregina1956]

Base on sg 5.4 million population now, each shelter only needs to accommodate 9,215 people. Very easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@theachilles96]

This is assuming all shelters are the same size (which is not) and surely some shelters will be more crowded than others

[@davidguarin358]

Nice

[@rc-st9pg]

In other words. WWIII is almost here. Get ready for some nuke action.

[@paulnicolaparua300]

Wow, amazing! I wish we also have that in the Philippines.

[@pepelepew1227]

pinoy no need shelter, every one die 3 will be born.

[@InstantLuc]

@@pepelepew1227 Which is why Singaporeans need the shelter, because everyone hates each other and nobody has kids anymore.

[@pepelepew1227]

@@InstantLuc imagine the shelter with tons of kids. didnt israel have some kind of safe room in apartments? maybe should make one in hdb

[@Joo-pw2bd]

@@pepelepew1227 they do have saferooms in newer hdb, google it

[@balloonbuster]

@@pepelepew1227 This year of Rabbit will be more

[@saufialias1999]

Completed my 10th cycle with scdf mrt shelter unit now posted to hometeam reserve

[@jessicaregina1956]

Good, so maybe you can tell us of the vast facilities in place for an estimated 5k or more pax shelter per shelter. Food, water, facilities.

[@jessicaregina1956]

To feed even a thousand pax for a day required serious planning and resources, even with facilities in place u need meal plans cook plan, all sorts of plan. So please tell us about all these plan.

[@jessicaregina1956]

Just tell us about the feeding plan. And dont throw smoke and say top secret, the world doesn't really care about your new innovative way to feed five thousand people underground 🤣

[@jessicaregina1956]

*crickets sound *

[@whitedancer5866]

Amazing, but how long can the supplies last if air and sea space are blocked off?

[@muhammadridzwan5909]

it's just for show..that's Singapore

[@pepelepew1227]

dont worry. just swim over to batam and start new wife.

[@user-um9re5vj8r]

Yah, just for show until needed 👍🏽

[@jessicaregina1956]

🤣 base on 3 million sg population, each shelter need to shelter 5 k people! Have u even seen the amount of food and water needed for a thousand, let alone five?

[@user-um9re5vj8r]

@@jessicaregina1956 so?! 😜

[@josephsingapore8742]

We need tis..

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

These shelters are meant to keep casualties to as low as possible if war, invasion and big crisis happens. To be honest Singapore can hold out if small scale skirmishes break out and wait for allies for help but if it's large scale like world war or the island have already been breached these emergency shelters are meant to preserve as much lives as possible for as long as possible. Be grateful you have these in Singapore and also weep if the day come for these facilities to be use and deploy because it means brave sons and fathers of Singapore are using their blood and lives to protect those in these shelters. I always wish more Singaporeans can understand these and women should take up national duty as well but they always have a ton of reasons not to. No one is asking them to be infantry like the men but for God sake go learn some intelligence skills,nursing and CPR skills etc. Do a part for the country as well. Don't just be sitting ducks in life.

[@pepelepew1227]

yeah .... women should do NS. it's not like they are fulfilling their patriotic duty in producing more kids. gender equality for all !!

[@flyinghorse1878]

Just look at 7.8 scale HAARP attack at Turkey. Shelter ? They all collapsed and become utterly useless.

[@fredmad4988]

Nah they rather join community policing aka gangstalking harrassment on citizens.Easier to become snitches than to be a soldier.How many snitches during Japanese occupation?...a lot.

[@SG1285B]

is the mrt operational when this exercise happened

[@Chairrrr.]

London: that's why we build so many tunnels in the first place

[@bytemegga]

when they gonna make dry toilet badge for PSRU?

[@darrentan4579]

Singapore 🇸🇬

[@jessicaregina1956]

Korea

[@redcat9436]

The Moon

[@evannewu]

The background music unnecessary

[@zulithern]

In Thailand we go to underwater for evacuation by governmwnt owned submarines

[@eugenegamzing27]

Imangine some zombie got a train then crashed into the door during a zombie apocalypse

[@ahkl77]

Too many movies eh

[@joellekoh4933]

Where are the shelters in Yishun?? How do we locate the shelters? Any website?

[@balloonbuster]

I think the nearest one will be Bishan MRT Station. Literally all underground stations double as Shelter.

[@jessicaregina1956]

No shelter, u go longkang hide.

[@jynn1]

bro no one will dare touch yishun even in an invasion.

[@jessicaregina1956]

Whatever laaaaaaaa

[@leeszeyong]

www.scdf.gov.sg/docs/default-source/scdf-library/fssd-downloads/list-of-public-cd-shelters.pdf

[@blizzaroxxx]

What's the intention of this video? To bring awareness or preparedness for an imminent war?

[@space4495]

To commemorate Total Defence Day on 15Feb, the day which SG surrendered to Japan in 1942 during World W@r II.

[@hangtuahhastinapura3052]

Just like conference on Agenda21 at John Hopkins university back in Sept 2019. Then the COVID-19 Pandemic kicks in by Nov 2019. So just get yourself mentally prepared.

[@flyinghorse1878]

@@hangtuahhastinapura3052 Create a problem with a solution ready in hand. And then people would praise you. Wow you're such a wonderful leadership. WHO.

[@jessicaregina1956]

To flex the preparation in case a earthquake happen

[@krellin]

well lets hope we never have to use them

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

Yup

[@VVayVVard]

Even if war never breaks out (which seems unlikely at current trends) there will likely be meteorite/asteroid impacts in the future, so in all likelihood, underground shelters will find use eventually.

[@carmentan9336]

Next time if there is a war. The best place for me to hide is MRT station platform.

[@carmentan9336]

Touch wood!

[@peternelson583]

Hopefully all car parks slowly go underground.

[@jessicaregina1956]

In the decontamination station, you stripped and you shower. All over. Every part. 🤣

[@user-um9re5vj8r]

Wa, makcik you are fantasising shower in public ah 😜

[@jessicaregina1956]

But never mind la, u think what you think la, i spend quite some time thinking about all of this, u just carry on your way.

[@user-um9re5vj8r]

@@jessicaregina1956 😝😝😝

[@jessicaregina1956]

Why do i hear fallout game music? 🤣

[@hm_nn_5633]

Go to the nearest shelter? Where are they? Has this been made known to the public? Realistically, I dread to think the chaos in any "emergency" situation. What's the capacity per shelter type? The aged, women & children first? Plans for supplies? Just curious ...

[@jessicaregina1956]

No need to be curious, unless you go all out like Switzerland, all these shelters do will be to delay the inevitable! 🤣

[@jessicaregina1956]

Base on a population of 3 million, 586 shelters, each needs to accommodate 5 thousand?

[@leeszeyong]

www.scdf.gov.sg/docs/default-source/scdf-library/fssd-downloads/list-of-public-cd-shelters.pdf

[@jessicaregina1956]

@@rogithkumar3508 so? Do u expect the other percent to die of heatstroke in the name of racial harmony

[@lucyfiniarel2347]

children technically learn about this in schools. i have a vague memory of going through civil defence lessons in primary school hahahaha but you're right, one also wonders how efficient this is in reality.

[@godsamazinggrace5331]

Ww3 coming

[@cholesterol804]

And what if the enemy decided to flood underground facilities? Youd probably be safer staying on the first floor of some small building. Enemies would run out of arial bombs if they target all buildings either way. Drowning would be a horrible death imo vs gunned down running or fighting.

[@balloonbuster]

If enemy can flood the facilities there is no need to take shelter anymore. The defence has collapse thus air raid is not necessary.

[@pepelepew1227]

hide in a hawker center loh

[@hangtuahhastinapura3052]

Most of these war simulation are just a joke. Like the British pointing their gun barrel at Tanjong Pagar in WWII. Enemy already plan to come and attack from behind. Because they already know what's your plan. You tell them honestly they for upset.

[@ahkl77]

Wow, 👏 please cite your source of information or research. Baseless assertions are as good as a trip to the loo.

[@jessicaregina1956]

Running out of bombs is a situation which has happened to nobody.

[@singmarine]

What if enemy fire 100 nuclear missile at Singapore?

[@VVayVVard]

Nobody can afford to waste that many on a single city.

[@bsgalaxybrawler28]

Are we preparing for war???

[@Raul_Menendez]

Since our independence of course. Is just that Total Defence and National Service has become normal and ingrained in our everyday life where we don't see it. Singapore is literally one of the most militarised nation in the world.

[@tablespoon1277]

SINGAPORE IS NOT GOING TO WAR they just couldnt win with that space

[@redcat9436]

It depends who Singapore was at war with and who her allies were.

[@VVayVVard]

Numerous countries are likely to try to occupy it in the future due to its strategic location. It never hurts to be prepared.

[@hamburger5325]

😶

[@jimiyu7989]

We NSmen served to protect our true blue Singaporean citizen, not PAP CECA or CCP PRC.

[@jessicaregina1956]

Based on 3 million sg population (ikik now not 3million), each shelter needs to accommodate 5,119 people! 🤣

[@mekdesmekonnen5244]

𝔀𝓬𝔀 ❤❤❤

[@TheLastSultan420]

Meanwhile in Malaysia they can't even maintain 1 LRT line

[@Raul_Menendez]

For all the bashing of Malaysia. One thing to note is that they're masters of jungle warfare. Never under estimate your enemies. Clearly you have failed in this expect.

[@anselc366]

@@Raul_Menendez and clearly they are only good at this area and fail in other areas such as corruption and incompetency 🤣🤦‍♂️

[@Raul_Menendez]

@ansel c Ya ya. You laugh lor. While alot of Western SFs go to Malaysia train for jungle warfare...

[@anselc366]

@@Raul_Menendez seems like all u know is jungle warfare 🤣. maybe that is the only thing that malaysia excels at, judging by ur comment 🤔

[@anselc366]

@@md.shaxdzy u malaysians only know how to use the word ‘just imagine’ or ‘if’ 🤣🤦‍♂️ the main thing is did it even happen? keep living in ur imagination and continue to twist facts into ur flawed narrative

[@Alexnot_illbruh]

Can't used a toilet in singapore💀

[@jessicaregina1956]

"public" 5 people. Wow, exercise can more realistic a bit? At least 50 pax, with simulated injuries, triage situations, "parents" screaming at your triage checker to "SAVE MY SON HE'S MY ONLY SON" even though he's very obviously expectant or the amount of resources to save him could save ten others???? 🤣

[@ttkoh123]

Arrogant portrayal of fitness + Comically Useless and total wastage IMHO, if continuous shelling does happen, at most @ my prediction, 1/2 a month in view of small size, conservatively speaking. The promotion should be on total avoidance and peace rather.

[@ahkl77]

I wonder what instruments you’ve used to measure ‘arrogance’ or ‘firness’? Do tell. Otherwise, a visit to your optometrist or GP is well overdue?

[@ttkoh123]

@@ahkl77 Feigning Intelligence or False Pretense is the opposite of Obfuscating Stupidity. Don't be too simple minded. Period.

[@ahkl77]

“arrogant portrayal”, “comically useless”, “total wastage”, “IMHO”… Feigning mockery is probably your best skill set, going by your liberal dosage of superlatives. Without the thorough research into the context of a small island state investing time, material and money into tangible contingencies to mitigate the survival of its people, we have just your sweeping ‘humble opinions’ to weigh on. Your assertion of avoidance and peace is one of the instruments of foreign policy and diplomacy that Singapore has very visibly demonstrated, in every casual search on your preferred search engine. So, much ado about nothing.

[@ttkoh123]

@@ahkl77 Cherry Picking in responding with the intention to digress and malign, avoiding to face the FACTs, especially on its small size and if continuous shelling. What size and how many Singaporeans can this CD Shelter fits? 7,000? over its population of 5.5M, even if there are a few? So, if it is not Arrogant portrayal of fitness + Comically Useless and total wastage IMHO, what is? Like I said; Feigning Intelligence or False Pretense is the opposite of Obfuscating Stupidity. Don't be too simple minded. Period.

[@VVayVVard]

Around 80% of the population have access to a bomb shelter in their home. These general shelters of which there are 586 (which can house 3000~19000 people each) will serve those who are not home during a crisis. 2 weeks is the maximum time that use is expected to be required. Humans can go without nutrition for a month and without water for several days. The most challenging aspect is to get to the shelter in time.

[@devildevil2271]

In 2025 war between China vs US, India will join the West, nuclear missiles fall on Singapore, the only way to survive from radiation is to eat each other 😂😂 for few years until radiation gone

[@maccomplex]

Radiation from a bomb actually goes by pretty quickly. But if you are exposed from the immediate fallout you will get radiation sickness. A nuclear reactor meltdown is different.

[@blizzaroxxx]

Singapore can't protect itself from nuclear strike. 100% fatality rate

[@pepelepew1227]

in world war we eat ceca first. they are all nice and juicy.

[@VVayVVard]

Radiation from a typical nuclear strike will dissipate to 1/1000th in 2 weeks or so. There was a Japanese man who survived both of the atomic bombs with no shelter. The hardest part is to get to the shelter in time.

[@Armz69]

Damn, if there is a zombie outbreak, I'll elope to Singapore then 🫡

[@jessicaregina1956]

Damn, during an zombie outbreak you can easily book a ticket. All the airlines and cruise line will be operated normally.

[@jessicaregina1956]

When you safely arrived at the airport with all your luggage, there will be taxis standing by to take you to the shelter

[@jessicaregina1956]

Once at the shelter i am sure they will welcomed you , a foreigner and immediately assigned you a room.

[@jessicaregina1956]

At meal and shower time, you will be pleased at the five star quality.

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

Nice

[@jessicaregina1956]

Lets get this out on a tray.