Pattaya Flooding?

[moo9]

Just got back from an aborted trip to Tukom (I live Soi Khao Noi) left at 10.30am, Suk road is closed, River Khao Noi was about 700mm deep when I went out but has resided now and should be clear soon.

Pictures? How did you go to Tukom if SUK was closed? Just wondering.

[FarangBuddha]

Just got back from an aborted trip to Tukom (I live Soi Khao Noi) left at 10.30am, Suk road is closed, River Khao Noi was about 700mm deep when I went out but has resided now and should be clear soon.

As you can see from one of the photos, as recently as a few hours ago, Sukhumvit was a lake! One benefit of living on the Farside, besides have a steady supply of city water, is many areas are relatively safe from flooding because they are on high-ground (the "khow" in Khow Noi and Khow Talo refers to them being on high-ground or "mountains") and the water goes downhill towards Sukhumvit and then if really heavy continues down Central and South Pattaya roads to the ocean. The areas towards the end of South Road (often up to around 3rd Road), Bua Khow, and 2nd Road often are seriously flooded because of this; add that the sewers are backed-up and there may be a high-tide so the water doesn't drain into the sea very quickly. Tuk Com would be right in the middle of all this.

Edited September 11, 2011 by FarangBuddha

[FarangBuddha]

Just got back from an aborted trip to Tukom (I live Soi Khao Noi) left at 10.30am, Suk road is closed, River Khao Noi was about 700mm deep when I went out but has resided now and should be clear soon.

Pictures? How did you go to Tukom if SUK was closed? Just wondering.

He said the trip was "aborted." I would refer you to Dictionary.com for a definition

[kopite]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ytl5W-9DX4

Edited September 11, 2011 by kopite

[moo9]

Just got back from an aborted trip to Tukom (I live Soi Khao Noi) left at 10.30am, Suk road is closed, River Khao Noi was about 700mm deep when I went out but has resided now and should be clear soon.

Pictures? How did you go to Tukom if SUK was closed? Just wondering.

He said the trip was "aborted." I would refer you to Dictionary.com for a definition

Sorry about that, but it was crazy enough having tried the trip, brave man!

[Boater]

just taken from FB along beach road

[Phil Conners]

Any update for Sukhumvit road? Still flooded?

[Spoonman]

Any update for Sukhumvit road? Still flooded?

traffic is backed up Soi Khao Noi all the way to the top so my guess is yes it is still blocked.

[Phil Conners]

Any update for Sukhumvit road? Still flooded?

traffic is backed up Soi Khao Noi all the way to the top so my guess is yes it is still blocked.

Yikes. Better wait until later with the shopping then...

[Darrel]

An hour ago there was still about 3 feet of water in my soi and 2nd Rd near Tipp Plaza.

Couple of half-submerged cars in the soi outside and the whole ground floor of my place had about 6 inches of water everywhere. Large numbers of occupants sitting in the lobby drinking coffee and looking pretty p*ssed off.

Luckily I'm on the 2nd floor and everything apart from the internet is still working. (The router is under water in the office )

The big building next door to mine doesn't bother with secure wifi. So my thanks to them. :jap:

[wobblyjohn]

Pattaya Tai at 1-30

[lonewolf99]

For those of you with poor memory recall...Let Google be your friend.

I did a quick search of "Flooding Pattaya 2010" and was given the following dates...

10th Feb 2010

May 2010

26th July 2010

14th October 2010

There were more...

The only difference from then and now is there is more rubbish crammed down the already narrow blocked drains.

Hence the ( perceived )increased height of the flooding.

Cover the planet in concrete and tar. Chop down all the trees. Dam the rivers and .....well do I need to explain it in detail...?

Edited September 11, 2011 by lonewolf99

[rmicheald]

I think the weather has been messed up with gloom & rain ever since the accident in Japan with the reactor. No, i'm not into global warming hysteria but none the less i can't recall it has kept being this crappy weather so long ever, and i'm bored with it.

It is due to the weather phenomenon called "La Niña". La Niña is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific, compared to El Nino, which is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific. La Niña conditions typically last approximately nine to 12 months, though some episodes may persist for as long as two years. El Niño and La Niña result from interaction between the surface of the ocean and the atmosphere in the tropical Pacific. Changes in the ocean impact the atmosphere and climate patterns around the globe. In turn, changes in the atmosphere impact the ocean temperatures and currents. The system oscillates between warm (El Niño) to neutral (or cold La Niña) conditions on an average of every three to five years.

HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH GLOBAL WARMING, JAPANESE REACTORS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Phil Conners]

Ewww, swimming in this sewage, I'm itching all over just watching it.

[Darrel]

The guy on the lilo just has to be a tourist.

[Rimmer]

Thanks for posting the pictures Guys, keep em coming if anyone has more.

[kevkev1888]

For those of you with poor memory recall...Let Google be your friend.

I did a quick search of "Flooding Pattaya 2010" and was given the following dates...

10th Feb 2010

May 2010

26th July 2010

14th October 2010

There were more...

The only difference from then and now is there is more rubbish crammed down the already narrow blocked drains.

Hence the ( perceived )increased height of the flooding.

Cover the planet in concrete and tar. Chop down all the trees. Dam the rivers and .....well do I need to explain it in detail...?

Yes there are localized floods every year.

Just back from a tour around Pattaya and this is Defiantly the worst I have seen in the 4 years I have been here.

Hope thats OK with you and Google.

[Naam]

Sukhumvit Lotus TEsco 5 minutes ago = nearly dry.

[FarangBuddha]

Gotta give the thumbs-up to the electricity folks...my power never went out during this storm episode. Banglamung cable has been on all of about 30 minutes and the same with my internet service.

[sotsira]

Gotta give the thumbs-up to the electricity folks...my power never went out during this storm episode. Banglamung cable has been on all of about 30 minutes and the same with my internet service.

Hopefully nobody will get electrocuted too, walking around in the water with main line cables submerged.

[MZurf]

Just got back from a spin on the motorbike in the South Pattaya area. There's still about half a meter of water covering Pattaya Tai near Tukcom. Traffic is backed up all along 3rd Rd going north, and the same on Soi Bokao (which is also flooded starting near the soi going to the Avenue.

No one should even think about driving a car in Pattaya until late eveing. And if on your bike sandals are a must.

[Spoonman]

And if on your bike sandals are a must.

Is that so one does not have their flip flops float away ?

[kevkev1888]

The Beach was an unbelievable mess.

Waterfalls down all the steps and much of the beach washed away.

At the bottom of soi7 a huge tree down as its roots undermined.

[guzzi850m2]

Please see pix, taken from my car (sedan) at around 1430, we could not go up to South Patt. road but was diverted to walking street, the police man made a gesture at the middle of the car door, he-he, so only high legged pick-ups could go that way

Edited September 11, 2011 by guzzi850m2

[craigt3365]

Thanks for the pics everybody. Now we know why the Jester's event was cancelled. Unreal.

[smedly]

soi beukow still flooded and most of the sois attached to it, new plaza is higher and flood free but you need a boat to reach it, and looking at the clouds in the south looks like heavy rain tonite again

[tropo]

Yeah, it's deep. But it's not a record. This stuff happens a couple times each rainy season.

I disagree. The roads get pretty bad after just an hour of heavy rain, but this was 12 hours of continuous heavy downpour. I've never seen this before in Pattaya.

Pattaya Tai was still a river at 5pm, but not so bad that I couldn't ride my bike through it.

Edited September 11, 2011 by tropo

[JSixpack]

Worst I've ever seen, too.

[nikkoid66]

Flooding aftermath. Pictures taken in the afternoon.

[Phil Conners]

So is it safe to cross Sukhumvit now without a rowing boat? I need to go shopping