webfact Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Pattaya: Woman and son rescued after car washed away in floods Picture: Thai Rath Locals in Pattaya came to the rescue of a woman and her young son who became trapped in their car as it began to fill with flood water during Tuesday afternoon’s storms. The woman’s Mercedes-Benz became stuck at the Railway Road Soi Khao Noi - Soi Khao Talo just after 2pm. The woman said she was terrified after the flood water swept away her vehicle leaving her unable to open the car door. Fortunately, a member of staff at the nearby wastewater treatment works saw the incident and came to the rescue of the woman, smashing one of the car’s windows so the woman and her son could escape. Police said Tuesday's heavy downfall had meant that flood water was as much as 50cm to 1 metre high on some roads. Police said drivers need to take extra care when driving after heavy rain and avoid flooded roads. Footage of the incident showed a group of locals freeing the trapped car. Source: Thai Rath -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-07-09 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 It's a 4 door and the water wasn't that high. Not sure why she wasn't able to open a rear door. That area is always flooded, right beside the pumping station that all the run-off from Khao Noi flows into. And despite it, people keep trying to push through. In this photo, just ahead of the white truck on the left edge of the road, you can see where a chunk is missing. I go by there on my morning walks and at one point took some pics of that hole (which was a fair bit bigger by then, to the point it was all the way across the bike lane and threatening to start cutting into the vehicle lane). Showed them to a neighbour who is in the RTP. He checked the area out and contacted someone. About 6 months later I was going by and they had a crew in there fixing it. They did a good job to from the looks of it, reinforcing the bank, filling the hole and cementing it in. But those pumps simply aren't up to the task when the monsoons hit. The canal on the other side (between the road and the railway tracks) fills up almost instantly and the water has no where to go. Not even sure where the water is meant to go from that point. Going to cost a pretty penny to clean that car out (and it will probably stink until the day they get rid of it) ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 6 hours ago, webfact said: The woman said she was terrified after the flood water swept away her vehicle leaving her unable to open the car door. Another driver who thinks car can drive in deep flood water, when will they ever learn to stop and turn around. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Kerryd said: It's a 4 door and the water wasn't that high. Not sure why she wasn't able to open a rear door. Nor why the rescuer had to smash a window. Couldn't she open one from the inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, wpcoe said: 2 hours ago, Kerryd said: It's a 4 door and the water wasn't that high. Not sure why she wasn't able to open a rear door. Nor why the rescuer had to smash a window. Couldn't she open one from the inside? Electrics failed? windows couldn’t open? Water pressure was enough that the lady couldn’t push the door open? She panicked? didn’t know that the window should be opened? Lots of reasons - if she was dumb enough to drive that deep into a flood, then its unlikely she knows how to get out of a car in a flood. Stupidity combined with panic... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: Electrics failed? windows couldn’t open? Water pressure was enough that the lady couldn’t push the door open? She panicked? didn’t know that the window should be opened? Lots of reasons - if she was dumb enough to drive that deep into a flood, then its unlikely she knows how to get out of a car in a flood. Stupidity combined with panic... I was more thinking of the rescuer tapping on the windows and, if necessary, pantomiming the lowering of the window. The water didn't seem deep enough to have shorted the electronics. It looks like the battery was still above water and the passenger compartment was dry inside. But, I guess it could have happened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, wpcoe said: It looks like the battery was still above water and the passenger compartment was dry inside. The driver said the water was above her neck and had to tilt her head skywards to carry on breathing luckily a rescuer got to her in time breaking the window to get them out. 17 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: if she was dumb enough to drive that deep into a flood She she was waiting in a dry-ish spot for the rain to stop but all of a sudden a mass of water came and swept the car away. Edited July 9, 2020 by johng christ !! can't edit ...... she said not she she 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justgrazing Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 If she was Smart ( sorry that was too good to miss ) she would have bought an amphibious Merc' .. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 22 hours ago, webfact said: Police said drivers need to take extra care when driving after heavy rain and avoid flooded roads. Pattaya Plod's answer is so reassuring. The rain kept them indoors and not able to report for bandit duty. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike787 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) Mercedes...lets start a GOFUND to replace it. I'll be the first to sacrifice my beer money for her, who else is in? Edited July 10, 2020 by mike787 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just now, mike787 said: sacrifice my beer money for her, who else is in? Not me , I think she has enough money to buy her own Merc..or just get the old one repaired under insurance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, mike787 said: Mercedes...lets start a GOFUND to replace it. I'll b the first the sacrifice my beer money for her, who else is in? Most likely insured. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 People die every year in Texas driving through water, even after years of warning that cars and trucks can be swept away in just a foot of moving water. "Turn around, don't drown" is on signs near low water crossings. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 1 minute ago, fredwiggy said: People die every year in Texas driving through water, even after years of warning that cars and trucks can be swept away in just a foot of moving water. "Turn around, don't drown" is on signs near low water crossings. Railway bypass is a bit aways from Texas, she most likely did not see those signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just now, Don Mega said: Railway bypass is a bit aways from Texas, she most likely did not see those signs. Any adult should know the power of moving water. This isn't the first time it's happened here either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just now, fredwiggy said: Any adult should know the power of moving water. This isn't the first time it's happened here either. Not a lot of movement in that the water that floods there, very little power. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just now, Don Mega said: Not a lot of movement in that the water that floods there, very little power. I guess you didn't read where she said she was siting waiting and a wall of water came up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just now, fredwiggy said: I guess you didn't read where she said she was siting waiting and a wall of water came up. I guess you don't know that area that floods, there was no wall of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just now, Don Mega said: I guess you don't know that area that floods, there was no wall of water. I guess you were there, so you should have helped her. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just now, fredwiggy said: I guess you were there, so you should have helped her. No I was not there but drive that piece of road daily, Yes it floods but it is never a wall of rapidly moving water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just now, Don Mega said: No I was not there but drive that piece of road daily, Yes it floods but it is never a wall of rapidly moving water. Were you there on that specific day, as sometimes extra rain does make moving water, just like it does in Texas at DRY water crossings that remain dry until a "flash flood" comes along, maybe twice a year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just now, fredwiggy said: Were you there on that specific day, as sometimes extra rain does make moving water, just like it does in Texas at DRY water crossings that remain dry until a "flash flood" comes along, maybe twice a year? That piece of road floods the same many times during the wet season, exactly the same every year. Not sure why you are thinking otherwise as clearly you do not know that piece of road and are comparing it to Texas. Now if that piece of road was somewhere like Soi Khao Noi that turns into a rapidly flowing river every time a dark cloud passes overhead, I could see your argument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Regardless of how it happened my praise goes to the quick thinking guy who saw it and acted. What is a broken window compared to two lives. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just now, Don Mega said: That piece of road floods the same many times during the wet season, exactly the same every year. Not sure why you are thinking otherwise as clearly you do not know that piece of road and are comparing it to Texas. Now if that piece of road was somewhere like Soi Khao Noi that turns into a rapidly flowing river every time a dark cloud passes overhead, I could see your argument. I don't have to know any road to know that too much water can create a flow, downhill, that could rise very fast and sweep a car away to a spot where it's caught by either trees or guardrails. It's not comparing to any particular place. It's knowing the power of too much water at one time. I referred to those in Texas that are dry, sometimes for years, and then become a raging flash flood that people don't see coming. They see 6 inches of water and try and drive through it, and before they get 100 yards, water comes from seemingly nowhere and their car is now upside down moving away, and they are drowned in minutes because the water can't be fought. Granted, that may never happen there, but she did have water up to her neck, and I don't think she drove through water that deep and just stopped. It was probably a foot deep or less then rose fast while she was driving through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 1 minute ago, fredwiggy said: I don't have to know any road to know that too much water can create a flow, downhill, that could rise very fast and sweep a car away to a spot where it's caught by either trees or guardrails. It's not comparing to any particular place. It's knowing the power of too much water at one time. I referred to those in Texas that are dry, sometimes for years, and then become a raging flash flood that people don't see coming. They see 6 inches of water and try and drive through it, and before they get 100 yards, water comes from seemingly nowhere and their car is now upside down moving away, and they are drowned in minutes because the water can't be fought. Granted, that may never happen there, but she did have water up to her neck, and I don't think she drove through water that deep and just stopped. It was probably a foot deep or less then rose fast while she was driving through it. so hows Texas ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 From what I hear, not doing well, at least as far as abiding by common sense rules for Covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNret Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 41 minutes ago, mike787 said: Mercedes...lets start a GOFUND to replace it. I'll be the first to sacrifice my beer money for her, who else is in? Too late. I already drank it ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy one Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 48 minutes ago, Don Mega said: I guess you don't know that area that floods, there was no wall of water. One persons wall of water is another persons ripple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just now, Grumpy one said: One persons wall of water is another persons ripple And they have big ripples in Texas !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 1 hour ago, mikebell said: Pattaya Plod's answer is so reassuring. The rain kept them indoors and not able to report for bandit duty. Yes another plod who deserves a medal for stating the bleedin' obvious . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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