Heavy rains cause floods in north

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Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that continued heavy rain yesterday caused misery in the border areas of Tak in the north west of Thailand.

 

Particularly hard hit was the town of Mae Sot where floodwaters continued to rise.

 

Roads, communities and schools were hit.

 

The military and DOPA officials were helping householders move their possessions to safe areas, reported the media. 

 

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[kotsak]

Yes, heavy rains.. Like every bloody year.. And the solution is? Ah yes, TIT

[BritManToo]

24 minutes ago, kotsak said:

Yes, heavy rains.. Like every bloody year.. And the solution is? Ah yes, TIT

The solution was always houses on stilts.

But modern builders don't do that any more so the house floods.

[steven100]

heavy rains, same .... same ... but different.   

[toofarnorth]

Tak is north of Bankers but not in the north , about halfway.  Here in the north the sun has got its hat on.

[KhunBENQ]

Rain, rain, rain...

Can you send some.

Just hot and humid here.

[KhunBENQ]

38 minutes ago, toofarnorth said:

Tak is north of Bankers but not in the north , about halfway.  Here in the north the sun has got its hat on.

Every place out of Bangkok metro is N,S,W or E for the centralists 

[Jonnapat]

5 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Rain, rain, rain...

Can you send some.

Just hot and humid here.

Same in Nakhon Sawan 

[Joinaman]

6 hours ago, BritManToo said:

The solution was always houses on stilts.

But modern builders don't do that any more so the house floods.

or maybe proper drainage systems ?

 

[zzaa09]

9 hours ago, BritManToo said:

The solution was always houses on stilts.

But modern builders don't do that any more so the house floods.

Yep. Nothing wrong with old school. 

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, Joinaman said:

or maybe proper drainage systems ?

 

Now you're talking money, run-off is cheaper [for the developers]

[toofarnorth]

22 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Every place out of Bangkok metro is N,S,W or E for the centralists 

So if you live in BKK Suphan  Buri is in the north. Hardly north of the country , oh it did rain yesterday very big in the proper north.