Popular Post webfact Posted April 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 Pattaya under water following two hours of heavy rain By The Nation The seaside city of Pattaya was under water early Tuesday afternoon following two hours of heavy downpours. The rains started at about 11am and continued for two hours, leaving most roads under water between 30 centimetres and one metre deep, as the rainwater could not be drained fast enough. Several sections of road were impassable to passenger cars. Sukhumvit Road, which runs through Pattaya, was under water more than a metre deep, which made it impassable for both cars and motorcycles. Police and Pattaya city officials had to set up barricades to prevent motorists from trying to enter the flooded sections, after several cars suffered engine breakdowns in the deep water. Several roads in the heart of Pattaya were under water 30cm to 50cm deep, including Pattaya 3 Road, Soi Bua Khao and Pattaya Beach Road. Officials expected the water to flow into the sea about an hour after the rains stopped. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30366986 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-04-02 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post overherebc Posted April 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 How is the new beach holding up? 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khwaibah Posted April 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 Isaan can use that water pipe it over. Oh forgot Bangkok is spending all the money on high speed trains. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonewolf99 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 This is old news ....surely ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 This may silence the "ban Songkran" brigade as its a waste of water? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sealbash Posted April 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 This is old news ....surely ? About 1 to 1 1/2 hours old nowSent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, lonewolf99 said: This is old news ....surely ? Yep 20 minutes old. ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted April 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, Kim J said: flooding was soon to be a thing of the past! Yes they simply renamed it from "flooding" to "water that is yet to drain" Oh well at least the tunnel didn't flood and it hardly rained at all here in Na-Jomtien 15 minutes ago, lonewolf99 said: This is old news ....surely ? Same places flood every year Sukhumvit , South Pattaya , Soi Buakow, Beach road. 2005 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 9 minutes ago, Kim J said: Please correct me if I am mistaken. But I seem to remember during some military intervention around the Pattaya area someone stating that flooding was soon to be a thing of the past! I have been here some time and this is the worst I have seen on Sukhumvit. I wonder if the tunnel and flyover have made this more likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LennyW Posted April 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 32 minutes ago, overherebc said: How is the new beach holding up? It's not... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted April 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 36 minutes ago, overherebc said: How is the new beach holding up? Nearing the north of Ko Lan heading towards Ko Sak???? 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 A few years back smokers got the blame for butts blocking drains causing flooding so they all packed up in favor of ecigs then they got banned and everyone chucked them down the drain is my theory for todays flood ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chivas Posted April 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 Pictures emerging of the beach decimated in parts 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 49 minutes ago, lonewolf99 said: This is old news ....surely ? Understand your meaning , this has been happening for many of years, and still nothing is done ... This is old news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 31 minutes ago, jacko45k said: I wonder if the tunnel and flyover have made this more likely. I have always wondered about the wisdom of tunnels when it rains this much. Is the tunnel completely submerged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpudlian Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Turds every where !! and rats migrate into the roof tops. OH and recycled condoms 4 sale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 minute ago, blackcab said: I have always wondered about the wisdom of tunnels when it rains this much. Is the tunnel completely submerged? I doubt it. The design was to run water away from the entrances.... where to we may now know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, jacko45k said: I doubt it. The design was to run water away from the entrances.... where to we may now know! Back to the surface ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 59 minutes ago, Kim J said: Please correct me if I am mistaken. But I seem to remember during some military intervention around the Pattaya area someone stating that flooding was soon to be a thing of the past! Yep, another success story for the "Junta" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 48 minutes ago, jacko45k said: I have been here some time and this is the worst I have seen on Sukhumvit. I wonder if the tunnel and flyover have made this more likely. That's a new twist on an old theme but how on earth do we get from "Will the Sukhumvit tunnel flood?" to "The Sukhumvit tunnel causes flooding."? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 15 minutes ago, jacko45k said: I doubt it. The design was to run water away from the entrances.... where to we may now know! I'm sure this was thought of, but the down ramps that lead to the tunnel are open to the elements. That means any rain that lands on the ramps will flow down into the tunnel. Perhaps they have pumps. But as has been mentioned, pump the water to where? Any engineers around to enlighten us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) 24 minutes ago, blackcab said: I have always wondered about the wisdom of tunnels when it rains this much. Is the tunnel completely submerged? Once again the question how can a tunnel at the top of a hill get flooded is raised. Edited April 2, 2019 by NanLaew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, blackcab said: I'm sure this was thought of, but the down ramps that lead to the tunnel are open to the elements. That means any rain that lands on the ramps will flow down into the tunnel. Perhaps they have pumps. But as has been mentioned, pump the water to where? Any engineers around to enlighten us? The tunnel openings exposed to the heavens are relatively short and the rain water drains down the gutters and, when needed, is pumped horizontally to the flooded bits either side of the tunnel entrance humps that have always flooded even before the tunnel was built. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealbash Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I have always wondered about the wisdom of tunnels when it rains this much. Is the tunnel completely submerged?The tunnel is at the crest of a hill. Drainage would not take an excessive feat of engineering. Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted April 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, khwaibah said: Isaan can use that water pipe it over. Oh forgot Bangkok is spending all the money on high speed trains. Looks like they need high speed drains instead. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Andersen Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Ofcores that happens Thai people can't fix anything properly remember the authority said that they had fix all drains This happens every year And same places 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigand Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 2 hours of rain and their most famous tourist draw city is under a meter of water. Pretty piss-poor if you ask me and obviously some lame officials in charge. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunBENQ Posted April 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 What would Pattaya be without such temporary floods. It's called "short time flood" And as long as the barstools are high enough to keep feet dry, who cares? Don't park your car in underground garages by the way. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) Book an upper floor room and watch the floods from above. Self taken picture, 16. Sep 2015, after tropical storm Vamco. Edited April 2, 2019 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartender100 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Heard the new beach has take a battering, any pics now rain has stopped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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