After the floods - online reports show another reason Bangkok stays under water!

[rooster59]

After the floods - online reports show another reason Bangkok stays under water!

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Pictures and video posted online showed what was left after most of the water from Friday nights downpours had flowed away.

Mountains of trash and plastic bottles gathered by the city's drains.

Thai Rath said posters online commented that rubbish blocking the drains was another reason why Bangkok experiences such continual and serious flooding that takes ages to flow away.

The deluge in the capital was severe with many roads impassable to smaller vehicles and sidewalks under water throughout the city.

The pictures in this story came from the Ekamai area of Sukhumvit Road near the end of Soi 42.

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-10-14

 

 

[alant]

Farrangs banned from owning plastic

[RichardColeman]

You just know there is a tourist or long term stay environment tax coming soon !

[AhFarangJa]

32 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

You just know there is a tourist or long term stay environment tax coming soon !

Please don't give them ideas.....

Next week the government is bringing in the FART tax............

Farang Anti Refuse Tax........

[peperobi]

Nice!!!

[masuk]

1 hour ago, alant said:

Farrangs banned from owning plastic

Depends a lot on who is throwing the plastic away!

[scotchonrocks]

Those who block the drains

...Care not for consquence or matter

..5hit for brains 

No use of grey matter

Authorities worse than you can tell

... Make the place a living hel

The working man just goes his way

..No excuse for this today

 

 

 

[Borzandy]

19 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Pictures and video posted online showed what was left after most of the water from Friday nights downpours had flowed away.

Thaibashing only.

[khunPer]

Some public garbage bins, that of course are regular emptied and serviced, could help a lot here...

 

[Golden Triangle]

I saw that video yesterday and at the time I thought to myself that they only have themselves to blame, yes I do know that the drains can only take so much and it was a pretty severe downpour but all that crap doesn't help.

[Xaos]

Filth.

Just been Beijing ans Shanghai its spotless there. Different level, I was like wow.

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[puipuitom]

How does a Thai ( or any S.E. Asian) get rid of their plastic waste ?

Stretches his/her arm at max lenght, open the hand and... let gravity does its work.

[khunPer]

2 hours ago, puipuitom said:

How does a Thai ( or any S.E. Asian) get rid of their plastic waste ?

Stretches his/her arm at max lenght, open the hand and... let gravity does its work.

"or any S.E. Asian" – hm, I wouldn't do that in Singapore...

[YetAnother]

6 hours ago, Borzandy said:

Thaibashing only.

and appropriate

[Jonmarleesco]

And what was it that social media posters were claiming, just days ago, about foreigners rubbish dumping? They really think foreigners are responsible for the crap that stuffs up the drainage system?  

[Jonmarleesco]

7 hours ago, Borzandy said:

Thaibashing only.

Yeah, right.

[tifino]

They'll never be able to stop the dumping,

no matter the Laws and supposed punishments

 

 

Instead, why not offer a typical 'compromise'...

 

'don't throw away your 'empties' with their tops off

'yes you can throw them away with their tops on'

 

Open bottle sink and block.

Sealed ones float, and don't block the drain nearest you, but will float away... 

...into someone else's space

 

far far away

 

[rickudon]

The cure is simple. One baht deposit on all plastic bottles. The gleaners will collect them all up even more enthusiastically than before, and will also make a better living. As for those who complain about the increased price, plenty of incentive to get there money back.

 

Easy to fix. Next, plastic bags ....