Ratakhun Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) 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, 2012 by Ratakhun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaruHaru Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 what a pic. thanks for alert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas1234 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Hope suvarnahumi not closing... Sent from my GT-I9000 using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatballs Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 How come these floods & rains never hit Pattaya? Not a drip in the sky here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beetlejuice Posted September 13, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted September 13, 2012 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. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowny77 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 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! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Ouch, that's where my girl friend lives... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Hope suvarnahumi not closing... Sent from my GT-I9000 using Thaivisa Connect App Why would it close, much worst last year and didn't skip a beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjhorner Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Hope suvarnahumi not closing... Why would it close, much worst last year and didn't skip a beat. Don Mueng on the other hand..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw25rw Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 How come these floods & rains never hit Pattaya? Not a drip in the sky here. The Chao Phraya river doesn't flow through Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farang000999 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 nice pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellred Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I wonder how DM will cope given internal flights are being moved to there. Has that happened yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxer Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 How come these floods & rains never hit Pattaya? Not a drip in the sky here. Never? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricklev Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 That's "normal" flooding in that area after a heavy rain, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekkamai Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Which campus of Bangkok University are these pics from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Which campus of Bangkok University are these pics from? Rangsit, I believe those photos are on Phahon Yothin road (Route 1) near Khlong Luang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 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.... Sent from my iPad using ThaiVisa app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftvader Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) 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, 2012 by draftvader 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengsureeya Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengsureeya Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 How come these floods & rains never hit Pattaya? Not a drip in the sky here. Never? So far the Hybrid's batteries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsailor35 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 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 ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davejones Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davejones Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenervoussurgeon Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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