Bangkokians Escaping To Pattaya

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Bangkokians Escaping to Pattaya

PATTAYA: -- Estimates are that each day 20,000 more people from Bangkok are arriving in Pattaya to escape the flood waters, food shortages and misery of Bangkok. Pattaya is welcoming these new arrivals and accommodating them in every way. The 1337 Call Center at Pattaya City Hall, the Tourism Authority of Thailand Office on Pratamnak Hill, the Tourist Police, Banglamung Police, Highway Police and Pattaya Police at Soi 9 are all pitching in to assist new arrivals in need of food and shelter.

"Pattaya welcomes everybody and we will all do our best to make our guests feel at home," said Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome.

"We are also making sure our residients are getting the services they need and are tending to the poor and elderly," he added.

The floods are occurring because Thai meteorologists predicted that there would be a drought this year in Thailand so all five dams were ordered to retain water levels at full capacity without draining off small amounts each day after a rain storm as usual. However, the rainfall has been the most severe amounts since the last 65 years and the dams were so full that if they were not opened they would all be destroyed by the water pressure.

The amount of rain was calculated at two million cubic meters per minute and the speed of the water from the released dams was flowing as fast as 15 million cubic meters per minute into Bangkok. Damage to property is approaching the US $10 billion mark.

Full story HERE

-- Pattaya Times 2011-11-08

[Theo007]

Took more than an hour to drive from Big C Extra to Pratumnak Soi 5 !

[phaethon]

On the other hand, cycling around here (Bangjark) is positively blissful, able to cross six lanes of Sirinakarin with ease. The only downside is that with lower traffic volumes come higher average speed and more ballistic driving.

[thaimate]

I am sorry for them ,but cant wait for it to be over and they go home.

[lonewolf99]

Many foreigners come to Pattaya for a 2 week holiday and never leave.......

so it might be the case with the Bangkokians / Bangkokers / Bangers...whats the real name for a resident of Krungtep ?

[petercool]

I find it strange that people complain when Pattaya has too few visitors with business down but then complain again when it has many visitors and the town is busy.

I really would like to know in what utopia everyone used to live in before they came here to live.

[thaimate]

I find it strange that people complain when Pattaya has too few visitors with business down but then complain again when it has many visitors and the town is busy.

I really would like to know in what utopia everyone used to live in before they came here to live.

people who have buisneses complain if there are not enough tourists ,residents with no buisness interests complain if there are to many tourists ,is that simple enough for you?

[Nowhereman60]

Same situation here in Ratchaburi, seem like every house that was empty in our village is now being rented, families moving in with other families here. The roads are getting to look like Bangkok. All the markets Big C, Testo and Tops are almost sold out of necessaries.

[phaethon]

...whats the real name for a resident of Krungtep ?

Amphibians

[Heng]

Trickle down baby!