Just giving you guys a heads up, as of now, the area near Bangkok U is flooded due to heavy rain. So, if you have to travel through there, be careful.

Edited September 13, 201213 yr by Ratakhun

what a pic. thanks for alert.

Hope suvarnahumi not closing...

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How come these floods & rains never hit Pattaya? Not a drip in the sky here.

How come these floods & rains never hit Pattaya? Not a drip in the sky here.

Because the Russian mafia have paid off God to send the rain somewhere else.

All the water from us in the north of Thailand has to flow to the sea. As Pattaya is off to the east, it will never suffer from the floods from the north. But it will make the sea in the Thai gulf look like crap more than normal. I will send a postcard with my next poop!

Ouch, that's where my girl friend lives...

Hope suvarnahumi not closing...

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Why would it close, much worst last year and didn't skip a beat.

Hope suvarnahumi not closing...

Why would it close, much worst last year and didn't skip a beat.

Don Mueng on the other hand.....

How come these floods & rains never hit Pattaya? Not a drip in the sky here.

The Chao Phraya river doesn't flow through Pattaya.

How come these floods & rains never hit Pattaya? Not a drip in the sky here.

Because the Russian mafia have paid off God to send the rain somewhere else.

i heard they just threatened his family

nice pics.

I wonder how DM will cope given internal flights are being moved to there. Has that happened yet?

How come these floods & rains never hit Pattaya? Not a drip in the sky here.

Never?

There has been a lot of flood mitigation work going on in the Rangsit area, mostly involving raising the centre divider of the larger roads.

All this seems to have achieved is turning the roads into canals at the slightest rain which then hangs around for days as there is now no drainage

That's "normal" flooding in that area after a heavy rain, isn't it?

Which campus of Bangkok University are these pics from?

Which campus of Bangkok University are these pics from?

Rangsit, I believe those photos are on Phahon Yothin road (Route 1) near Khlong Luang

And it has nothing to do with the river (yet). This was rain that has to be pumped out so if rain is too heavy and too fast there is local flooding. Happens everywhere in Bangkok but normally does not last long and with river more than a meter below danger level it should not take long to clear. But when you live at sea level, or below, there is not much chance for fast runoff to lower ground. 30-40 years ago most of Bangkok would be under water for weeks during rainy season every year and Thornburi would be water world for months. Flooded sois for a few hours is a big improvement.

How come these floods & rains never hit Pattaya? Not a drip in the sky here.

Because the Russian mafia have paid off God to send the rain somewhere else.

Wwwwwwwwwwoooooooaaaahhhhhhhhh....

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Lopburi3 has a fair point. The truth is that the biggest "governmental" mistake was moving the capital to a position even further down the flood plain. That and ignoring the success of a flood barrier in saving another city built on a flood plain!

http://en.wikipedia..../Thames_Barrier

Design and construction has an interesting piece. "Total construction cost was around £534 million (£1.3 billion at 2001 prices) with an additional £100 million for river defences." Even with 11 years of inflation this will still not reach the B120 billion (£2.4 billion) budget that was "exhausted" in the past 12 months.

Edited September 14, 201213 yr by draftvader

Hope suvarnahumi not closing...

Why would it close, much worst last year and didn't skip a beat.

Don Mueng on the other hand.....

Don Muang is gonna be opened in the HEAT OF THE FLOODS

How come these floods & rains never hit Pattaya? Not a drip in the sky here.

The Chao Phraya river doesn't flow through Pattaya.

Time to move the captial to Pattaya. Bangkok is a lost cause.

How come these floods & rains never hit Pattaya? Not a drip in the sky here.

The Chao Phraya river doesn't flow through Pattaya.

Huhhh?

How come these floods & rains never hit Pattaya? Not a drip in the sky here.

Never?

So far the Hybrid's batteries!

Hope suvarnahumi not closing...

Why would it close, much worst last year and didn't skip a beat.

Don Mueng on the other hand.....

Don Muang is gonna be opened in the HEAT OF THE FLOODS

Is there any truth in the rumour that the old Imperial Airways are re opening a flying boat service into Don Mueang ?

That's "normal" flooding in that area after a heavy rain, isn't it?

yes... add all the waste that clogg the waste water drains... you get floods everytime there is heavy rain. Same as in front of BiC near Lam Luk Kha-Vibhavadee.

Nothing special

Lopburi3 has a fair point. The truth is that the biggest "governmental" mistake was moving the capital to a position even further down the flood plain. That and ignoring the success of a flood barrier in saving another city built on a flood plain!

http://en.wikipedia..../Thames_Barrier

Design and construction has an interesting piece. "Total construction cost was around £534 million (£1.3 billion at 2001 prices) with an additional £100 million for river defences." Even with 11 years of inflation this will still not reach the B120 billion (£2.4 billion) budget that was "exhausted" in the past 12 months.

But London's flood barriers stops the tide coming in. The Thames never floods from upstream like the Chao Phraya does. If Bangkok had a similar flood barrier, then as well as stopping the tide coming in, it would stop the flood waters going out. What Bangkok needs is a massive aqueduct system that diverts water around the city - similar to what they have in LA. Could easily be built if there was the political will. Surely it would be cheaper than annual flooding.

How come these floods & rains never hit Pattaya? Not a drip in the sky here.

The Chao Phraya river doesn't flow through Pattaya.

Time to move the captial to Pattaya. Bangkok is a lost cause.

If the capital of Thailand was Pattaya, Bangkok would still be here and would still face the same problems. Do you think the water will know that Bangkok is no longer the capital and stop flooding it?

Bangkok doesn't flood because it's the capital; it floods because it's built on a flood plan with inadequate drainage. Ayuttaya is no longer the capital, but it still floods.

Shit ,my lad just got on the bus back after being here for his birthday ,but he can swim ,pity about all the clothes his mum washed and ironed.