johng Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Just bumped into my next door neighbour he reports flooding in central Pattaya...probably not surprising after the heavy rain last night and continuing drizzle all day so far Anyone else in central /south Pattaya experiencing flooding today ? I expect the railway road would be flooded in paces as well as Sukhumvit in the "normal" places ( not the tunnel ???? ) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post topt Posted August 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) 52 minutes ago, johng said: Anyone else in central /south Pattaya experiencing flooding today ? I am surprised that no-one has posted a few pics. A friend of my gf on a video call showed her waist high water in her soi in Central Pattaya. A friend just returned to UK from Pattaya was sent these by friends here this morning but he is not sure where from exactly Edited August 27, 2021 by topt 2nd one maybe Suk from near Pattaya Tai? 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david555 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) Better to keep a jetski in reserve in Pattaya..., as our globe go keep having this , not only Thailand or Pattaya Edited August 27, 2021 by david555 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kerryd Posted August 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2021 Had an appointment at Bangkok Pattaya hospital this morning. My buddy drove me as it probably would have been dumb for me to try on my scooter. Soi Khao Noi was a raging river from around the Mike Orchid Villa housing complex down. We cut over to Nern Plerb Wan which was flooded as well but not as deep, It was funny though when we got to the first big storm grate on Khao Noi and the water was backflowing out onto the street. Normally that doesn't happen until a bit further down. Went down the railway bypass to highway 7, then over to the Suk. Was fine until that depression between the North Pattaya Intersection and the Hospital. The water didn't seem that deep but a lot of people weren't testing it, either sitting still blocking a lane or making a U-turn. Traffic heading south had just stopped period and was backed up to Mini Siam. We followed a line of traffic that was trying to stick to the far edge of the right lane where the water seemed shallower. Once past that puddle we had to cut back to the left to make the turn into the hospital. About 1 1/2 hours later, on the way home, that area was cleared up but when we came out of the tunnel (just past Central Road) the traffic was backed up almost to the tunnel. It seems the South Pattaya Intersection was still flooded. We were able to cut across the Suk and take a side soi to the railway bypass, then up Nern Plerb Wan and over to Khao Noi again. No problems as the rain had eased. I tried to take some pics through the windshield but it was raining so hard that even with the wipers on full blast you couldn't get a clear pic. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 12 minutes ago, topt said: I am surprised that no-one has posted a few pics. A friend of my gf on a video call showed her waist high water in her soi in Central Pattaya. A friend just returned to UK from Pattaya was sent these by friends here this morning but he is not sure where from exactly That would be the South Pattaya Road/Sukhumvit intersection (you can see the Esso station and Burger King in the background). That intersection floods almost as soon as there's a cloud in the sky. I recall not long ago there were pics of kids playing/swimming in there because it was so deep that no traffic was brave enough to try and cross it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, Kerryd said: That would be the South Pattaya Road/Sukhumvit intersection (you can see the Esso station and Burger King in the background). That intersection floods almost as soon as there's a cloud in the sky. I recall not long ago there were pics of kids playing/swimming in there because it was so deep that no traffic was brave enough to try and cross it. Time to get a gill net and go fishing...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaibeachlovers Posted August 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2021 One can only shake one's head in amazement, that it's apparently impossible to drain water from an area uphill down to the sea. Men flew to the moon in 1969, but over 50 years later solving a bit of flooding is beyond the ability of civic leaders. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoePai Posted August 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2021 Nothing unusual for those who know Pattaya 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted August 27, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2021 54 minutes ago, david555 said: Better to keep a jetski in reserve in Pattaya... This from the "great Vamco" flood of 2015 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahtin Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Memories of Yingluck's tears a decade ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunBENQ Posted August 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2021 4 hours ago, topt said: I am surprised that no-one has posted a few pics. I hope a short vlog is OK? 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elkski Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 How many thousands of tons of trash washed into the gulf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Swiss1960 Posted August 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2021 Business as usual, you could recycle every pic from the last decade or so... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hereforgood Posted August 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2021 20210827_200715.mp4.f470c7ecd5e5974bce89945f7f08b4a5.mp4 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted August 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2021 Don't panic, it's all part of the new Miami image, soon you'll be able to park your boat outside your home. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 And yet they continue to dig and dig! ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicowoodduck Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Just be thankful you do not live in The Village on 3rd Road near Pattaya City Hospital....I came home in the late afternoon to find my kitchen and bedroom under 2 feet of water.....and mud!????????. Seems like every big rain we get flooded....not fun on any level.....and I am not a huge fan of a waterbed and indoor swimming pool.....might as well just hunker down in the swamp.???????????????????????? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicowoodduck Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 13 hours ago, Elkski said: How many thousands of tons of trash washed into the gulf? I would say lots.....by looking at the discharge pipes near Walking Street pump station.....???????????? DSCN0156.AVI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anant72 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 18 hours ago, JoePai said: Nothing unusual for those who know Pattaya I suppose nothing as been done as the money goes into various pockets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropposurfer Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Ho hum ... just another monsoon season in The World Class Resort ... row, row, row your boat gently down the stream ... merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a cluster f... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 It made national news last night here my clip from Thairath TV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post robblok Posted August 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2021 2 hours ago, chicowoodduck said: Just be thankful you do not live in The Village on 3rd Road near Pattaya City Hospital....I came home in the late afternoon to find my kitchen and bedroom under 2 feet of water.....and mud!????????. Seems like every big rain we get flooded....not fun on any level.....and I am not a huge fan of a waterbed and indoor swimming pool.....might as well just hunker down in the swamp.???????????????????????? If its an event that happens a lot why dont you move ? I been flooded during the 2011 flood for 2 months and would certainly move if this was a regular event. Or a yearly event. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony125 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) Bangkok used to flood alll the time especially in 2011 untill Thaskin hired engineers from Amsterdam to put in flood measures , pumps, locks ect. Same ashe hired engineer who built the Zakim Bridge in Boston to build the Rama9 bridge here which is a copy of ours. They need to do the same for Pattaya. Every heavy rain the beach or roads wash away. If they don't have the expertise to fix hire those that can. Edited August 28, 2021 by Tony125 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Copy? It was my understanding that Thailand is THE hub of innovation. You have burst my bubble sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 5 hours ago, chicowoodduck said: I would say lots.....by looking at the discharge pipes near Walking Street pump station.....???????????? DSCN0156.AVI Is it just me or is the AVI file attached a zero byte size cant play it ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcuthbert Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 "Always look on the bright side of life.." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 1 hour ago, johng said: Is it just me or is the AVI file attached a zero byte size cant play it ? Not just you John... I have the same problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 On 8/27/2021 at 1:20 AM, Kerryd said: That would be the South Pattaya Road/Sukhumvit intersection (you can see the Esso station and Burger King in the background). That intersection floods almost as soon as there's a cloud in the sky. I recall not long ago there were pics of kids playing/swimming in there because it was so deep that no traffic was brave enough to try and cross it. Don't be disparaging! That's the way they plan to attract tourists to Pattaya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 20 minutes ago, elgenon said: Don't be disparaging! That's the way they plan to attract tourists to Pattaya! I've said for years that the Thai Olympic White Water Kayaking teams should be training on Soi Khao Noi and Khao Talo. They could turn that into a new tourist attraction ! Kayaking down the soi, dodging food cart vendors, floating garbage bags (and cans) and the odd crocodile/snake (on the advanced courses). (Like how we proposed turning Kandahar into a pro golf course, where the bunkers were actual bunkers and the sand traps were booby-trapped. But hey, lots of sunshine ! And probably less hostile gunfire than in most American cities !) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ralf001 Posted August 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2021 Pattaya floods when it rains, why do some find this surprising ? 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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