Floods in Koh Chang

[mauGR1]

https://www.facebook.com/p.ton.n.ying/videos/2243449189116621/

Woke up this morning with heavy rain, apparently lots of damage around the island.

Just got electricity back an hour ago, if you plan a trip to KC, think twice... If you have fb, lots of pics and vdos on "Koh Chang talk"

 

[Nyezhov]

I liked it there but I try not to go to Islands in storm season

[mauGR1]

23 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

I liked it there but I try not to go to Islands in storm season

Normally it doesn't get so bad on KC , on average every 4/5 years.

[Nyezhov]

11 hours ago, mauGR1 said:

Normally it doesn't get so bad on KC , on average every 4/5 years.

Well stay safe and keep us posted, Im feeling the need for some beach time soon

[mauGR1]

1 minute ago, Nyezhov said:

Well stay safe and keep us posted, Im feeling the need for some beach time soon

Well, still raining this morning, but not as heavily as yesterday. Checked the small bridge at Kai Bae, thankfully it's very strong, and the river is down to normal level.

Another bridge was under repair since last night, note that we have only 1 road in KC.. Apparently some places in the south of the island are still without electricity, tough luck for them, and for the electricians who have to do a dangerous work under the rain.

[Nyezhov]

19 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

Well, still raining this morning, but not as heavily as yesterday. Checked the small bridge at Kai Bae, thankfully it's very strong, and the river is down to normal level.

Another bridge was under repair since last night, note that we have only 1 road in KC.. Apparently some places in the south of the island are still without electricity, tough luck for them, and for the electricians who have to do a dangerous work under the rain.

You mean past Lonely Beeach to the pier? Where the nice condos are?

[mauGR1]

3 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

You mean past Lonely Beeach to the pier? Where the nice condos are?

Not exactly, past Kai Bae, and apparently Lonely Beach, Bailan, and Bang Bao, where the road ends, are all without electricity.

 

[Nyezhov]

24 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

Not exactly, past Kai Bae, and apparently Lonely Beach, Bailan, and Bang Bao, where the road ends, are all without electricity.

 

Khlong Koi? I have been looking at Condos down there. 

[mauGR1]

1 minute ago, Nyezhov said:

Khlong Koi? I have been looking at Condos down there. 

Yes, KK is Bang Bao beach, bottom south of the island.

Btw, raining hard again.

[Nyezhov]

3 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

Yes, KK is Bang Bao beach, bottom south of the island.

Btw, raining hard again.

Stay safe!

[mauGR1]

3 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

Stay safe!

As much as you can consider safe reading TVF, not many alternatives with such a weather !

[Nyezhov]

4 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

As much as you can consider safe reading TVF, not many alternatives with such a weather !

Yeah it aint like you are running to the beach then. How is the road down there in the Russian beach area (is that Kai bae, I call it Russia town lol)? Where the creek comes off the waterfall? 

[mauGR1]

5 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

Yeah it aint like you are running to the beach then. How is the road down there in the Russian beach area (is that Kai bae, I call it Russia town lol)? Where the creek comes off the waterfall? 

Perhaps you are confusing Kai Bae, which may look Russian town at times lol, with Khlong Plu waterfall.

Obviously the waterfall area is heavily affected, but all the khlongs are running wild, and all the bridges are in danger.

If the torrential rains don't stop, there will be more damage for sure.

[Nyezhov]

10 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

Perhaps you are confusing Kai Bae, which may look Russian town at times lol, with Khlong Plu waterfall.

Obviously the waterfall area is heavily affected, but all the khlongs are running wild, and all the bridges are in danger.

If the torrential rains don't stop, there will be more damage for sure.

LOL I meant to say that the creek that comes down off the waterfall runs through Kai Bae.

 

I met a dude on the bus last year from malta I think he was, lived up by the waterfall he said. Hope hes making it OK LOL

[mauGR1]

6 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

LOL I meant to say that the creek that comes down off the waterfall runs through Kai Bae.

 

I met a dude on the bus last year from malta I think he was, lived up by the waterfall he said. Hope hes making it OK LOL

Not to be pedantic, but Khlong Plu and its creek, or khlong, are about 10 km. from Kai Bae.

Kai Bae has its own khlong ????

 

[Nyezhov]

14 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

Not to be pedantic, but Khlong Plu and its creek, or khlong, are about 10 km. from Kai Bae.

Kai Bae has its own khlong ????

 

Yeah I know, but you know what I mean. Like one is the less crowded elephant camp area and the other is the Russian town yes? But I know its raining and you are bored so I will keep going ????

 

[mauGR1]

1 minute ago, Nyezhov said:

Yeah I know, but you know what I mean. Like one is the less crowded elephant camp area and the other is the Russian town yes? But I know its raining and you are bored so I will keep going ????

 

Honestly, you can keep it going, but i have no idea what are you on about ????

[mauGR1]

I hope it's ok if i share a link with the latest updates from KC, it seems quite reliable to me.

 

https://www.facebook.com/KohChangGuide/?ref=gs&__tn__=%2CdkC-R-R&eid=ARDZ98xEv59Q4fslkekmOV0eKyOr4FTHRrigped3rSjHMMQqIMym47XiTdYZFZUOV3UF3u8-SXY2vfJ6&hc_ref=ARS5HqjmbcC-GhhJT7y1mUaVrx-wRP4KTar-Yid1uCr6xoUjk7Yy1lI6q27XThsgK5s&fref=gs&dti=479346428847751&hc_location=group

[Nyezhov]

45 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

Honestly, you can keep it going, but i have no idea what are you on about ????

Is the Beer Bar flooded out in White Sands beach? Near makro?

[mauGR1]

7 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

Is the Beer Bar flooded out in White Sands beach? Near makro?

Probably yes, it's raining cats and dogs.

[Nyezhov]

1 hour ago, mauGR1 said:

Probably yes, it's raining cats and dogs.

the girls loved me there because I was a Yank instead of an Ivan.

[mauGR1]

10 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

the girls loved me there because I was a Yank instead of an Ivan.

You mean a Ivan with the good manners, the culture, and the deep pocket of a Yank ?

[Nyezhov]

9 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

You mean a Ivan with the good manners, the culture, and the deep pocket of a Yank ?

Is the ferry running?

[mauGR1]

1 minute ago, Nyezhov said:

Is the ferry running?

Yep, and plenty of lonely girls, or so i'm told

[thaiguzzi]

4 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

You mean past Lonely Beeach to the pier? Where the nice condos are?

Condos?

On a tropical island?

Jeez, another reason to not go back there.

I was there around 14-15 years ago, although some places were still nice, i could see other areas starting to get over developed.

But condos?

Is there nothing sacred anymore?

[mauGR1]

1 minute ago, thaiguzzi said:

Condos?

On a tropical island?

Jeez, another reason to not go back there.

I was there around 14-15 years ago, although some places were still nice, i could see other areas starting to get over developed.

But condos?

Is there nothing sacred anymore?

Unfortunately, you are right, but the island is big enough, and you can still find some places which are still pristine.

[NCC1701A]

latest radar. still raining.

 

[Nyezhov]

13 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

Condos?

On a tropical island?

Jeez, another reason to not go back there.

I was there around 14-15 years ago, although some places were still nice, i could see other areas starting to get over developed.

But condos?

Is there nothing sacred anymore?

They arent real big condos. They ask like 7mil for them, which would be a bargain if the exchange rate was better

[tifino]

13 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

latest radar. still raining.

 

Accuweather Radar also puts up a good 5 hours sequence

 

 

one snapshot...

[mauGR1]

2 minutes ago, tifino said:

Accuweather Radar also puts up a good 5 hours sequence

Much, much less than yesterday though, at the moment just spitting here.

The massive damage was caused by some 20 hrs non-stop torrential rain.