Flood Report

[Gonzo the Face]

Well guess whats back

As of 8:10 AM [Tuesday] The water level is about an inch from where it was in last weeks flood.... It looks just right if you look at Maejo Mans photo of last week

glub glub glub

Still have not heard of any flood warning or anyone selling sandbags

[ThaiPauly]

Just had one of our staff on the phone from our restaurant in Hang Dong, says the area is flooded, (not the Restaurant Thank God).

Going now to have a look, wont be much business to be had today .

[wimpy]

In Nong Hoi they are on the loudspeakers right now, saying the flood is certainly coming today. People are removing belongings and sand bagging.

[davidgtr]

Got a phone call early this morning & the river's supposedly flooding at Thap Dua south of Chiang Dao again, so that could well mean another big one. Good luck, Im off to Luang Prabang to check out more rain..

[mumbojumbo]

Was going to CM Thurs aft. Might put off a week. Keep me posted

[Thailand]

Not sure where our pool ends and the road starts

Heard the loudspeakers saying don't bother to go out.

Moo Baan in Hangdong area flooded, the sky looks full of more rain - here we go again

Car free day around the centre of town (moat area) on Thursday 22nd that should cause all sorts of extra problems - stay away

[cmsally]

Been told not worth trying to get to Hang Dong. Some areas heavily flooded and if not traffic gridlocked. Front of Kullapan View was flooded but heard that flooding in Kul. 5 had receded this morning.

Front of Hang Dong market normally floods so that should be a no go and some areas of Sanpatong anywhere from knee to chest level. (Ban Gat , Sanpatong at chest level). Lunch will be served soon by long tail boat apparently!

Had a phone call from friends in Chiang Dao yesterday to tell people (in Chiang Mai) to pack up things on ground floor if their houses flood. Did kind of think they were joking! Not again!

[wimpy]

Got a phone call early this morning & the river's supposedly flooding at Thap Dua south of Chiang Dao again, so that could well mean another big one. Good luck, Im off to Luang Prabang to check out more rain..

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On two wheels??

[Gonzo the Face]

  Was going to CM Thurs aft.  Might put off a week.  Keep me posted

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If you still decide to come, suggest coming by boat. The river has risen about 60 cm in the past 3 hours....

Now lets see 2 Chickens, 2 goats, 2 sheep, nevermind the fishes, 2 Thais [both women] 2 packets viagra, 2 utes of Mehkong

[ozzydom]

Flooding in Koolpunt 9 at Hang Dong,Neighbor just got call to go get child from School near Sheriden Hotel as they expect area to flood this afternoon

[ThaiPauly]

Just been to hang Dong and back, took 2 hours and I am pretty g;ad I have a 4x4. there is very severe flooding.

DON't go to Hang Dong/Bantawai today. Most places are closed because they are flloded out or closed because they are helping the flood victims.

water in some areas is over a metre deep. The incoming highway to Chaing mai is closed with all traffic diverted into the outgoing lane. Happy to say there are loads of Thais with their trousers rolled up happily helping the stranded cars to get out or push them through, even the police are doing their job with theor shoes off and trousers rolled up!

[Gonzo the Face]

The river rising seems to have slowed. 2:30 - 3:30 not quite 10cm

Cross your fingers

[wimpy]

The khlong on my soi started rising an hour ago. In this time it has risen about 1 meter. Another 20cm, and it will be flooding the area.

[Gonzo the Face]

The khlong on my soi started rising an hour ago.  In this time it has risen about 1 meter.  Another 20cm, and it will be flooding the area.

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Wimpy.... Would you tell us what part of town you are in. If you have said in the past, I may have missed it.

GLF

[wimpy]

The khlong on my soi started rising an hour ago.  In this time it has risen about 1 meter.  Another 20cm, and it will be flooding the area.

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Wimpy.... Would you tell us what part of town you are in. If you have said in the past, I may have missed it.

GLF

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Very close to the Nong Hoi Market.

[wimpy]

Water is now pouring out of the khlong into the soi. Here we go again.

[Gonzo the Face]

Water is now pouring out of the khlong into the soi.  Here we go again. 

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I'm with you Wimpy. I am a few klics North of you and on the river. It is now about 4cm below entry into the lower level of my house, and some lower bldgs are already in up to a metre of water.

The river is still rising but at not too fast a clip, but still rising. I would estimate we are about 10 cm below the level of last months flood, maybe we will surpass that mark as the 40 year flood mark.

Good luck to you Wimpy. Looks like I may be shutting down all power in a bit. Good luck to all the rest that are now or will be affected by this rising water.

Hope to talk tomorrow.

Still waiting for any flood warning from the city or media, or anybody. Guess we have to wait for the helicopters to say they have saved us.

chok dee

Gonzo

[highonthai]

SH----it,

Just got a call from a friend that went by to check my house, He sent me thease pictures. The down stairs is flooded! Don't understand what happened...

I'm here in Los Angeles and feel helples at this moment.

Scott

[jomama]

Some quick notes:

Wednesday morning, 9 a.m.

The road where I live next to the river is flooded to the north and south (again). Nong Hoi area flooded -- big meeting between ministers from China and Thailand underway at the Sheraton Hotel, so they get to witness it first hand.

Central Chiang Mai reported flooded in many places, but no first-hand knowledge. Canal Road and CMU area reported clear of any flooding this morning.

Still seeing a lot of debris racing down the river, so some place(s) getting torn up.

Overcast with dark rainclouds to the north -- more to come?

Sandbags all along the river in my area, people out in force, local gov't. appear to be doing a good job.

Not as bad as the last one. People certainly much better prepared.

[Gonzo the Face]

Sorry to hear of your losses Highonthai, and I can appreciate your feeling. I guess it just goes to show how wide spread the effects of this thing are.

I would hope to say that maybe the worst is over barring any rain in the next few days .

The tide seemed to turn between 5 and 6 AM this morning [Wednesday] and the water level is slowly going down.

Now just hope no dam operator decides to feel the need to protect his dam and opens the gates too soon.

I would say that this one came within cm's of the level of the 14th August flood. Its a little early yet to say but it appears that maybe this one didn't leave as much silt or still we just have not seen it.

Now to start with the wash down all over again , the same ground covered 3 times now in the last 5 weeks, here along the river. Replace just replaced doors and repaint just repainted walls yet again.

Lets all cross our fingers that this is the last one , at least for this year.

[wimpy]

In my area (Nong Hoi) the water is about 50cm lower than it was last month. It appears to have stabilized for now.

[rmbrodie]

I went out on my bicycle to check out the floods this morning. There are rapids on Charoen Rat Rd. (along the east bank of the river) from the Gymkhana club to the electric company!

Some pics of people out and about…

[Maejo Man]

Chiangmai 16.30 hrs and just got back home after an adverturous drive to put it mildly. I took a load of shots from the bridge on the Super highway near Lotus through the city to Kampaengdin, south onto the Superhighway and back.

There are fifty shots posted HERE Just click to enlarge...Maejo

[Chainat1]

Chiangmai 16.30 hrs and just got back home after an adverturous drive to put it mildly.  I took a load of shots from the bridge on the Super highway near Lotus through the city to Kampaengdin, south onto the Superhighway and back.

  There are fifty shots posted HERE  Just click to enlarge...Maejo

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Does anyone know if there has been any damage to the road from Tak to Chiang Mai ?(sorry don't know road number) The road that goes through the mountains.

[ovenman]

Chiangmai 16.30 hrs and just got back home after an adverturous drive to put it mildly.  I took a load of shots from the bridge on the Super highway near Lotus through the city to Kampaengdin, south onto the Superhighway and back.

As always, a picture's worth a thousand words - great reporting. From what my untrained eye sees in your photos, it doesn't look like the water level is an awful lot lower than it was last month during the big flood. Anybody care to comment...?

[ovenman]

Does anyone know if there has been any damage to the road from Tak to Chiang Mai ?(sorry don't know road number)    The road that goes through the mountains.

Do you mean the main four-lane highway that goes from Tak to Lampang (Highway 1 - not really all that mountainous)? Or are you talking about Highway 106, the back two-lane route across some serious mountains between Thoen and Li and then up to Chiang Mai? If Highway 1, I haven't heard anything about problems. It's a main transport route and I'm sure the highways department tries to keep it open.

[Chainat1]

Does anyone know if there has been any damage to the road from Tak to Chiang Mai ?(sorry don't know road number)     The road that goes through the mountains.

Do you mean the main four-lane highway that goes from Tak to Lampang (Highway 1 - not really all that mountainous)? Or are you talking about Highway 106, the back two-lane route across some serious mountains between Thoen and Li and then up to Chiang Mai? If Highway 1, I haven't heard anything about problems. It's a main transport route and I'm sure the highways department tries to keep it open.

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Cheers ovenman, it sounds like highway 106. Any news on that route ?

[ovenman]

Cheers ovenman, it sounds like highway 106. Any news on that route ?

I recall reading about a month back about some washout warnings on highway 106 across the mountains, but nothing more recent than that. I suppose that for as long as this rainy season lasts, the danger is there. If you plan on traveling north via 106, might be best to inquire with some of the locals in Thoen before leaving Highway 1 (assuming you are coming from the south).

[wimpy]

Water has dropped about 10cm from today's peak. Hope it continues, I have to get to the airport tomorrow.

[Tywais]

Driving back from CMU on the canal road, the canal is back to it's normal level and the fishermen have left. Thai's do make the best of the worse.