Questions by the Examiners
[1] What is the aim of this group of people?
This is a desperate situation.
The area shown here is flooded. I see people rescuing things - plants and flowers.
They are properly working for the orchard.
They are florists.
As they are standing in the river of water, they look very serious.
Fortunately, they are well-prepared.
I can tell because most of them wear plastic boots.
The severe flooding is forcing them to carry out an emergency team work to carry their pots of plants from the low lying areas to higher and drier locations.
The more they rescue, the less loss they incur.
The flooding is severe even though the level is only perhaps ankle-deep.
Having said that, I must say that it is so severe that the whole street has become a river of fast flowing water and the roadside rubbish bin is overturned and probably some cars on the same road may also have stalled.
I can see the anxious looks of these florists because time is not on their side.
Judging from their facial expressions, I can safely say that they want to rescue as many pots of plants and flowers as possible.
The only man in the photograph looks like the leader of the team.
If he is desperate, he doesn't show it.
But he certainly looks purposeful.
The others are full of anguish.
I am certain they are working very hard on this rescue mission.
The river of flooding water must have swept a lot of other things along with the current.
The heavy downpour may have stopped but nothing is certain.
I am sure they should be able to complete their task as soon as they can.
[2] What do you think might have happened a few hours before this scene?
A few hours ago, I believe the weather must have been so bad that it had to be pouring heavily.
The florists might not have been concerned with the rain at first.
They could have been doing their own respective work in the orchard.
However, the rain must have become heavy.
It was so heavy that flooding occurred as shown in this picture.
Not only was it heavy, it must have continued to rain for a long time.
The fact that the florists are rescuing their things also means that they didn't expect the rain to cause the flooding.
Probably at first there was no cause for alarm but as the water level began to rise, they must have started to panic.
Apart from the rain, I also think that maybe the drainage in the area shown in this paragraph might have been choked with leaves or other rubblsh.
Rain water was drained away too slowly and so the flooding soon became serious.
Before we know it, the stretch of road in the picture became a river of fast flowing water.
The florists then became alarmed and started their rescue operation here.
This I believe is what might have happened a few hours before this photograph was taken.
When it floods heavily and suddenly, the daily routines of the florists are being disrupted.
I am sure they are much better off making money on a normal day because they sell plants and flowers for a living.
But in an abnormal situation of this nature, they find themselves having to rescue their pots of plants and flowers, as I have mentioned just now.
But then again, because of the flooding, they band together as a team.
From their facial expressions, I can see how serious they are in wanting to save as many things as they can from being drained away by the fast-flowing water.
When they work so closely together, they get to know one another better.
I am sure they must be feeling this closeness as they are working as a team to deliver their pots of plants from the flooded areas to the higher and drier locations in their orchard.
So this activity may have disrupted their daily routines but it has certainly helped them to get to know each other better.
Yes, they certainly will suffer losses in terms of resources but they will gain very much in terms of friendship and support for one another.
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