Floods devastate Pattaya and surrounding areas after late night storms

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Floods devastate Pattaya and surrounding areas after late night storms

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

77kaoded news site posted pictures of yet more misery from floods for residents in Pattaya and surrounding areas. 

 

Many roads were impassable for smaller vehicles and their was damage to houses, they said, after an hour long rain storm struck around 1.30 am this morning. 

 

Some areas were under 30 to 70 cms of water. 

 

Particularly affected was Sukhumvit Road on both sides near the Highway Police office in South Pattaya, Sai 3 and the Railway Road. 

 

A build up of trash by drains in Soi Wat Bun Samphan was inhibiting fast drainage. 

 

 

 

Pictures: 77kaoded

 

Source:  77kaoded News

 

 

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Soi Khao Noi in Pattaya on Wednesday morning

 

[geoffbezoz]

And no mention of the beach

[Crossy]

1 minute ago, geoffbezoz said:

And no mention of the beach

 

What beach??

[robblok]

Just now, Crossy said:

 

What beach??

The beach with the missing sand also known now as the sea ????????

[madmen]

Family resort needs a bit of maintenance 

[PatOngo]

I first visited Pattaya in 1979, they had flooding problems then, now, 40 years later they still have no clue as to how to resolve the problem. I could give them some direction within a few hours, but hey, I don't live there so it doesn't bother me!

Edited May 30, 2019 by PatOngo

[sunnyboy2018]

30 minutes ago, madmen said:

Family resort needs a bit of maintenance 

Families will be in bed at 1 30.

[jacko45k]

17 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

What beach??

The one that is now on Koh Larn. 

[yodsak]

7 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

Would any sensible person agree to drive his/her car like they do in the picture?

TIT.  they don't do sensible

[mike787]

Just another day in Pattaya.

[owl sees all]

Just not a fair world is it!!

 

Pattaya gets loads of rain while up here in Isaan the rivers and ponds are dry.

[monkeycu]

The bright side of the rain is the sanitation dept wont have to sweep the streets

Just spend a few months on the drains

[smedly]

8 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

I first visited Pattaya in 1979, they had flooding problems then, now, 40 years later they still have no clue as to how to resolve the problem. I could give them some direction within a few hours, but hey, I don't live there so it doesn't bother me!

your proper solution would cost a lot of money which they don't want to spend

 

In countries were you have heavy rainfall over short periods you need very large infrastructure to deal with it - you also need proper City Planning and regulations - the only way to fix pattaya's flooding problem is to install massive road size storm drains at key points from East to West on the surface and right out into the sea, it would require demolishing many properties 

[jacko45k]

2 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Just not a fair world is it!!

 

Pattaya gets loads of rain while up here in Isaan the rivers and ponds are dry.

It is irritating me... just had to pump some out of my pool and next week all of it will have to go down the drain as I am having work done. Bet it is dry and sunny when I come to refill it and I will have to pay to get water trucked in!

[jacko45k]

18 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

I first visited Pattaya in 1979,

It seems worse now. Although a few years after that I was having to paddle across soi Nana in Bangkok, no better there. 

[RotBenz8888]

Sure it raining? Or was it just waist water from hotels and restaurants again?

[Golden Triangle]

Now now chaps & chapeses, don't be too hard on the beach ???? The sand is still around the beach, just not where it was meant to be ???? The back hoes will be hard at work soon putting it all back just for it to disappear again sometime soon. ???? 

 

On a more serious note, it started raining about 12.00 pm as I was on my way to bed, it really hissed it down for well over an hour and then the power went off at 12.50 pm for appx an hour, most uncomfortable. it didn't stop raining all night and it was still raining when I got up at 09.30 this morning.

 

Picture No.2 shows the scale of the rubbish problem which goes a long way to exacerbating the problem.

[Scottish Gary]

38 minutes ago, geoffbezoz said:

And no mention of the beach

The beach was last seen floating off the coast of Ko Larn 

[watcharacters]

 

Left Smokin' Joe's  around  8:30 P.M. and said goodby to friends heading off for the nightlife.

 

Nary a drop of rain on the way home.     No interest in driving in an unnecessary flood.

[kotsak]

7 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Sure it raining? Or was it just waist water from hotels and restaurants again?

 

Up to the waist for sure ????

Edited May 30, 2019 by kotsak

[Golden Triangle]

34 minutes ago, smedly said:

your proper solution would cost a lot of money which they don't want to spend

 

In countries were you have heavy rainfall over short periods you need very large infrastructure to deal with it - you also need proper City Planning and regulations - the only way to fix pattaya's flooding problem is to install massive road size storm drains at key points from East to West on the surface and right out into the sea, it would require demolishing many properties 

There is a new 'village' being built opposite where I live, the jungle has been ripped up and disposed of, hundreds (literally) of trucks have dropped dirt on the wasteland, I suppose that the builder will let that all settle then start the building phase, piles will go in, houses will be built, it will be concreted over without a drain in sight, quite a few more rai of land that used to suck up the rain gone.......... How the f*** do they get away with it ? 

Edited May 30, 2019 by Golden Triangle
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[scorecard]

42 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

I first visited Pattaya in 1979, they had flooding problems then, now, 40 years later they still have no clue as to how to resolve the problem. I could give them some direction within a few hours, but hey, I don't live there so it doesn't bother me!

Plus since 1979 budgets of at least several billion $s have been allocated to this problem with very little effect. 

[Justgrazing]

Oh dear .. time to get the ducks out again .. 

 

[MaxLee]

1 hour ago, Crossy said:

 

What beach??

Well, the Pattaya city concrete beach 

Edited May 30, 2019 by MaxLee

[Assurancetourix]

52 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

Would any sensible person agree to drive his/her car like they do in the picture?

Even with my big Isuzu pickup I would stay at home;
the electric elements of this sedan have surely not appreciated the ride

[owl sees all]

Is the problem that Pattaya is too low? No natural run off to surrounding areas. This is often the trouble when villages develop into towns and then into cities. The development below ground fails to match the building above ground.

[BestB]

Hardly news, happens after every heavy rain and each time powers above claim to be on it with some measures and each time they fail

[Emdog]

20 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Plus since 1979 budgets of at least several billion $s have been allocated to this problem with very little effect. 

Not so many years ago huge amount of baht spent to fix this. If I recall perhaps 10-20% went to actual flood control. Most went to private firms to repair their damage, plus usual "service charges"

I'm glad my condo room is on 7th floor...

[Justgrazing]

In years to come the entrance to Mike shop-ping mall would look a bit different .. 

 

[CGW]

1 hour ago, smedly said:

In countries were you have heavy rainfall over short periods you need very large infrastructure to deal with it - you also need proper City Planning and regulations

Sounds like Singapore, the other end of the scale is off course Pattaya it only gets worse due to lack of planning and GREED!