Rat woe plagues Bedok residents


Rodent alert: A rat is spotted around the carpark in front of Block 70 in Bedok South Avenue 3. — The Straits Times / Asia News Network

RESIDENTS at a cluster of blocks in Bedok South Avenue 3 are worried that their area may become “the next Bukit Batok hill” if the growing number of rats there is left unchecked.

Many rodents have been spotted around blocks 69 to 72 in the past year. Some residents said they had seen swarms of 20 rats scampering around in a carpark at night.

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