Chiang Mai Flooded, Train Services Halted

[Dag]

I just saw a black Merc towing a caravan north....guess they are on the way.....hope they make it

[rogerdee123]

Thailand is becoming the hub of annual same same flooding.

[connda]

Just curious but does anyone know if the water has reached Thapae Soi 1. I'm currently out of town but would like to know.

[NxaiPan]

The 2005 flood record posted above (#27) is significant if you want to compare events. Note the peak water levels in 2005 were far above those now anticipated from the hydrological stations.

Even more significant, probably, is the continued paths of Pacific storms making landfall to the east. The ground is very, very saturated in NW Thailand. That suggests that run-off will be even greater in the near term.

Rent an Army Duck (if people can remember what they were and find one)!

You won't have much joy renting an Army "duck" in Thailand. Presume you mean a DUKW, and they went out of service 30 years ago (though the Bootnecks still use a handful as runarounds at Instow in north Devon).

Your best bet for a DUKW in this neck of the woods is Singapore where 2 different tour companies run DUKWs for land/water trips around the city.

The RTA do have Vikings for flood relief work, prefer one of those to a DUKW anyday.

[moe666]

Just talked to girlfriend, she works in Chiang mai land. They had to move everything to second floor to avoid damage. At present she is at her room and cannot go out as the water up to her knees. The business she works for is now closed for a few days. She left scooter at the office and had to wade around in the water to return home.

Edited September 28, 2011 by moe666

[george]

Videos: Chiang Mai Night Market Flooding

[sbk]

Unfunny troll posts removed. Do try to have a modicum of human empathy for the many people who have lost their homes and some their lives in this flooding.

[chiangmaicharlies]

1 am now. Water still sweeping down Loi Kroh, but only rising very slightly in night bazaar area. Pictures tomorrow.

[connda]

1 am now. Water still sweeping down Loi Kroh, but only rising very slightly in night bazaar area. Pictures tomorrow.

Do you know how the area at the corner of Thapae Ave and Thapae Soi 1 is doing. Is there any flooding on that corner or further down the soi. Any reply would be appreciated. I'm out of town.

Thanks!!!

[webfact]

Reminding all our friends in north Thailand that @USConsChiangMai is closed today because of flooding. /via@KristieKenney

Railway cancels 4 trains to Chiang Mai due to flooding; call 1690 for more details or go to http://www.railway.go.th/home/ TAN_Network

Upper Thailand to see less rain but East and Southwest will still see heavy rain; Chiang Mai and Phichit hit by flooding /TAN_Network

[webfact]

Picture: Chiang Mai streets this morning - http://yfrog.com/hwok9baj via@RichardBarrow /via@vaitor

[webfact]

Chiangmai commercial district submerged, 80cm to 1m.flood as Ping River bank overflowed late Wed /The Nation

[webfact]

Due to flooding the British Consulate in Chiang Mai is closed today http://ow.ly/6I2L0 /via @ukinthailand #ThaiFlood /via@RichardBarrow

[JackoJason]

Due to flooding the British Consulate in Chiang Mai is closed today http://ow.ly/6I2L0 /via @ukinthailand #ThaiFlood /via@RichardBarrow

Would anyone know if the Railway sttn is flooded and how high? Parked my car there when I took the train to Bangkok before the flood. Thanks in advance for the info.

[R123]

Condolences to all affected by the flooding. Be strong and take care.

[djlest]

Deepest sympathies for those affected and lost their homes...

And nothing but anger and resentment towards the government and past governments that have done nothing but the bare minimum to prevent floods, moderate the deforestation of Thailand, and spend money developing the entire country instead of building useless AIRPORT LINKS and crappy Airports...

THAILANDs new motto:

The land where peoples lives are worth less than Money!!!

[chiangmaicharlies]

Pictures as promised yesterday - taken from four corners of Royal Lanna. Water from river still passing at quite a speed though depth (waist high) is not changing. As said above, feel very sorry for those much worse off and again, nothing done to change this, year on year!

[scotbeve]

I feel sorry for those whose loved ones were lost in all the flooding in the country. RIP... hopefully more water weirs and canals will be constructed this year (and next). On a side note.... I'm sure that I'm not the only one thinking this.... Why can't the weather patterns be a bit more forgiving and spread the rain out evenly through the year? (especially during the "smoke" season in CM..?)

[ratcatcher]

Deepest sympathies for those affected and lost their homes...

And nothing but anger and resentment towards the government and past governments that have done nothing but the bare minimum to prevent floods, moderate the deforestation of Thailand, and spend money developing the entire country instead of building useless AIRPORT LINKS and crappy Airports...

THAILANDs new motto:

The land where peoples lives are worth less than Money!!!

Thanks to those members on the board for their commiseration and those that feel the same way about this situation.. My wife and I have been marooned now for over 2 weeks along with hundreds in the Hua Dong area and fortunately with the aid of small pumps we are able to keep the house from being inundated. We are in Pichit on the Nan, but many people downriver where the main rivers meet and in the northern areas have lost their lives, possessions, livestock and livelihood.

This is flooding to the extreme, but as several members have pointed out, flood prevention and water management are not 'glamorous or lucrative enough to get the politician's full attention. Fancy high speed trains, overbuilt subway systems etc are always a way to siphon off funds.

Hopefully this disaster will soon end.

[plumeria]

Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery.

and

two days of heavy rain in the subdistrict caused the forest runoff

Prevention would consist of forbidding indiscriminate, even criminal, clear-cut logging.

And jailing the owners of the land who allow forests to be cut in this way, causing millions of baht damage and loss of human and animal life.

Nature is ruthless with its payback and has no mercy. We reap what we sow.

And it's our kids and grandkids who are really gonna be screwed.

All it would take is for each of us to plant a seed per day and put a sapling into the ground even just once a year.

Rescue efforts are important but it's just a bandage on a cancer sore.

Sorry to see the so many people suffering who had nothing to do with the deforestation.

And this is science. There was no need to "wait and see" what happens. The experts had to know this was coming and just didn't tell the affected population.

The government officials have computer models that can knock out an evaluation and easily chart the direction the situation was headed. This flooding cannot be a surprise to them.

[scotbeve]

Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery.

and

two days of heavy rain in the subdistrict caused the forest runoff

Prevention would consist of forbidding indiscriminate, even criminal, clear-cut logging.

And jailing the owners of the land who allow forests to be cut in this way, causing millions of baht damage and loss of human and animal life.

Nature is ruthless with its payback and has no mercy. We reap what we sow.

And it's our kids and grandkids who are really gonna be screwed.

All it would take is for each of us to plant a seed per day and put a sapling into the ground even just once a year.

Rescue efforts are important but it's just a bandage on a cancer sore.

Sorry to see the so many people suffering who had nothing to do with the deforestation.

And this is science. There was no need to "wait and see" what happens. The experts had to know this was coming and just didn't tell the affected population.

The government officials have computer models that can knock out an evaluation and easily chart the direction the situation was headed. This flooding cannot be a surprise to them.

Plumeria,

Thanks for the good thought and idea for the day.... Re: PLANT TREES!!!

[scotbeve]

Deepest sympathies for those affected and lost their homes...

And nothing but anger and resentment towards the government and past governments that have done nothing but the bare minimum to prevent floods, moderate the deforestation of Thailand, and spend money developing the entire country instead of building useless AIRPORT LINKS and crappy Airports...

THAILANDs new motto:

The land where peoples lives are worth less than Money!!!

Thanks to those members on the board for their commiseration and those that feel the same way about this situation.. My wife and I have been marooned now for over 2 weeks along with hundreds in the Hua Dong area and fortunately with the aid of small pumps we are able to keep the house from being inundated. We are in Pichit on the Nan, but many people downriver where the main rivers meet and in the northern areas have lost their lives, possessions, livestock and livelihood.

This is flooding to the extreme, but as several members have pointed out, flood prevention and water management are not 'glamorous or lucrative enough to get the politician's full attention. Fancy high speed trains, overbuilt subway systems etc are always a way to siphon off funds.

Hopefully this disaster will soon end.

Ratcatcher,

Hope your woes end soon mate.... IMHO, I think we'll see this administration actually do something about flood mitigation (re: assisting the poorer folks on a longer term basis) by diverting funds for some flying pig projects to some more important projects (flood mitigation) - costs to much just to turn a blind eye to these floods. Then, as you say above, for example - Banharn in Supan Buri "we will stay dry by keeping our flood sluices closed..." or something to that effect.... hmmmmmm