1.   Residents swam to their houses to try to retrieve some belongings, using empty water jugs to keep afloat.

2.   Residents swam to their houses to try to retrieve their belongings, some using empty water jugs tied to their arms to help them float.

3.   Residents swam out to their houses to retrieve their belongings, some using empty gallon water jugs tied to their arms to keep afloat.

4.   Residents swam out to their houses to try to retrieve their belongings, some using empty water jugs tied to their arms to help them float.

5.   Residents swam out to their houses to try to retrieve their belongings, some using empty gallon water jugs tied to their arms to help them float.

6.   Singapore authorities said Wednesday they had stopped their hunt on an outlying island for a mysterious tiger some residents believed had swum across from neighbouring Malaysia.