Military parade marches on despite flooded Pattaya beach road

By Thai PBS

 

 

Heavy rain in Pattaya failed to stop the military parade along the Pattaya beach road held Sunday afternoon as part of the International Fleet Review 2017 to mark the 50 th anniversary of the founding of Asean.

 

Heavy rain preceded the parade and flooded the Pattaya beach road. But after the rain stopped, the parade which involved military personnel from countries participating in the fleet review commenced in the company of the Royal Thai Navy marching band on the flooded beach road from Tawanna night plaza to Pattaya 8 school.

 

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/military-parade-marches-despite-flooded-pattaya-beach-road/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-11-20

Given that it is still the rainy season, maybe the powers that be should have invested some effort in ensuring the drains were clear rather than removing "undesirables" from Beach Rd.

 

Talk about a loss of face on an international stage.

The flooding receded as the parade went on and it didn't take away from the enjoyment; even added to it.

Hilarious!!!

the photo looks great but,dont be fooled,that water they play and march in was filthy brown sewer water.....I watched,it was sad after all the money spent trying to remedy the flooding on beachrd/freeway...it came down to this..we cant even host a parade...AMUSING THAILAND...

for those that want a good laugh !

 

 

Talk about loss of face!  Absolutely hilarious.  Maybe something will get done about the flooding problem....right....

At least some of the chaps were making an attempt at marching.

 

Could be many cases of foot infection coming soon.

Wow, the Russian guys went for it in a big way, good for them!

 

 

 

35 minutes ago, mok199 said:

,dont be fooled,that water they play and march in was filthy brown sewer water.

Not filthy sir, those ladies scooped all the turds out of it with their nets.

What a swell advert for an International resort!  Maybe the submarine purchase was not so crazy after all?

The show must go on. A shame they didn't put adequate drainage in

1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

The show must go on. A shame they didn't put adequate drainage in

They made new drainage several times, Thai style which doesn't work...now the whole world can see how good their engineers are.

luckily nobody was electrocuted !!

Dear God....Comedy Platinum

I was there and honestly..... The best thing would have been to cancel the entire show at noon!  With thunder and lightning minutes away the paratroopers jumped.  For an air show?  It was great to watch, no doubt about it, but by the time the last one landed it was a monsoon!  Loud thunder and lightning, pouring rain. Safety for the masses certainly was not an option.  Thanks for the show but delaying it one day for the sake of safety would not have been a wrong decision to make.   

Just now, Chang_paarp said:

Given that it is still the rainy season, maybe the powers that be should have invested some effort in ensuring the drains were clear rather than removing "undesirables" from Beach Rd.

 

Talk about a loss of face on an international stage.

Nobody can predict the weather, but You are wrong concerning the rainy season in Pattaya :

Rainy Season and Weather in Pattaya

"In Pattaya, the weather is good all the year round. The rainy season is officially in September and October"

Just goes to show that Pattaya is a real international tourist attraction.

 

Shot yourself in the foot again Thailand.

Edited November 20, 20178 yr by Jap Pumkin

Such a shame all their dress whites probably ruined, still a good display though.   

Just now, Jap Pumkin said:

Just goes to show that Pattaya is a real international tourist attraction.

 

Shot yourself in the foot again Thailand.

Are You out of Your mind ?!   What are You talking about......

3 minutes ago, Jap Pumkin said:

Just goes to show that Pattaya is a real international tourist attraction.

 

Shot yourself in the foot again Thailand.

Yes, because they control the weather.  Brilliant post.

1 hour ago, DoctorG said:

Could be many cases of foot infection coming soon.

Mate, with all the swinging sailors in town; a foot infection is not going to be top priority at the local clinic.

2 hours ago, champers said:

The flooding receded as the parade went on and it didn't take away from the enjoyment; even added to it.

Take another look at this Photo, in the bottom of the frame you can clearly see a blocked drain cover. Not to mention that the drain is higher than the water.

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

for those that want a good laugh !

 

I'm surprised nobody got electrocuted!

 

I am betting that no admiral got his shoes wet in that parade.

5 minutes ago, jaywalker said:

 

Great video!

A showing of discipline and fun times to the pacifists that whinge about cancellations.

Edited November 20, 20178 yr by HLover
clear thoughts

8 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

Take another look at this Photo, in the bottom of the frame you can clearly see a blocked drain cover. Not to mention that the drain is higher than the water.

Yeah those drain access covers typically are not vented to allow water in.

26 minutes ago, HLover said:

Great video!

A showing of discipline and fun times to the pacifists that whinge about cancellations.

As someone once said, the show must go on.

56 minutes ago, pattayadon said:

I was there and honestly..... The best thing would have been to cancel the entire show at noon!  With thunder and lightning minutes away the paratroopers jumped.  For an air show?  It was great to watch, no doubt about it, but by the time the last one landed it was a monsoon!  Loud thunder and lightning, pouring rain. Safety for the masses certainly was not an option.  Thanks for the show but delaying it one day for the sake of safety would not have been a wrong decision to make.   

yes,if that flood water was clean ,it would have been absolutely charming...the wheather was great the crowd was perfect and the show was amazing...too bad ''pattaya greed and corruption f$%ed it all up'' those developer clowns should be ashamed of themselves,as these troops marched through this filthy water''..i so want this country to be better,than this....