A bomb was found underground in Singapore’s Upper Bukit Timah, which is said to have been used during the Second World War. The Straits quoted historical experts saying that this bomb contains 47 kg of explosives, enough to raze all the surrounding buildings to the ground.
History experts say that this bomb was dropped on Singapore by the Imperial Army of Japan. The Straits quoted Dr Euan Graham, a senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, as saying that if a bomb is dropped from the sky at a speed of 320 kilometres per hour, it will sink a few meters into the ground.
Historian James Kwok told The Stratus that sometimes a bomb explodes in the sky, but sometimes, due to the fuse being short for a short time, it penetrates the buildings and explodes, but this does not cause any casualties. Increasingly, more people have to suffer more losses. However, sometimes, the fuse bombs do not explode even after penetrating the surface.
The Entire Area Was Evacuated
The news of finding the bomb was received on 20 September. Because of this, people are being evacuated from houses within a 200-meter radius. A team of 47 engineers will evacuate people from the entire area and monitor that no one stays in the house.
What Happened In Singapore During The Second World War?
There used to be a heavy presence of the British Army in Singapore during the Second World War, but in 1942, Japan indiscriminately bombed the British Army and captured Singapore. Britain sees this defeat as the worst defeat in its history. It is said that the fall of Singapore also happened at this time.
According to the BBC, the then British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said this defeat was the most significant and enormous surrender in British history.
Although Britain attacked Japan in 1944–45 and captured Singapore from Japan, on 15 August 1945, Lord Mountbatten, the last Governor General of India, accepted Japan’s surrender. Because of this day, the date of India’s independence was kept as 15 August.
