Singapore Airlines flight diverted to Batam due to weather, arrives in Singapore late

Singapore Airlines flight SQ851 from Guangzhou was diverted to Batam, Indonesia, due to heavy rain and flash flood warnings in Singapore. The flight, carrying 301 passengers and 18 crew, landed safely in Batam at 5:41 PM local time on May 5. It later departed for Singapore, arriving nearly four hours behind schedule. Singapore's National Environment Agency and PUB had issued alerts for heavy rain and potential flash floods across several areas of the city-state.