More rain forecast as Phuket housing estate goes underwater

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More rain forecast as Phuket housing estate goes underwater
Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- More rain is forecast for the coming days as Phuket suffers heavy deluges causing minor flooding at locations across the island.

More than 68mm of rainfall was recorded at Phuket International Airport yesterday and 56mm fell on Phuket Town, with both locales recording more than 25mm within a three-hour period.

A three-hour rainstorm on Tuesday brought flooding again to the Thalang Public Housing Estate on Thepkrasattri Road, causing residents to call for government help.

“Every time it rains hard, it floods,” said resident Wasumon Ploydam.

On Tuesday night the water was up to 50cm deep. Guards stopped residents from driving down some of the interior roads, where whole parking areas were underwater and could not be used.

“When it floods, I can’t park near my building,” said Montonn Songnuan, another resident. “I have to carry my uniform to my car and then change in my car,” he said.

“I heard that the stream that flows through the estate is not deep enough. When it rains, water flows down the hills behind the estate and into the stream, causing it to overflow,” he said.

“We’ve complained about this problem to the people in charge but nothing has happened. We need help,” said one resident who declined to be named.

“The problem is getting worse,” she added.

Source; http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/More-rain-forecast-as-Phuket-housing-estate-goes-under-water-21529.html


-- Phuket Gazette 2013-07-04

[draftvader]

"Estate managers take money and do nothing" could easily be the headline that causes a nation to mutter "I know how you feel" into their Somtam.

[Suffinator]

You might assume this is something new but it happens across Phuket every time there's heavy downpour. With little proper drainage what can you expect? Piss poor construction fueled by greed = people under water.

[newermonkey]

With a bit of luck Phuket will become the next Atlantis.

[Always18]

"the stream that flows through the estate is not deep enough......" = "the estate was built on a flood plain".................no surprise there then!

[winstonc]

they moan to eachother,,and thats as far as goes over here,,,,,sorry but get on with it,if your to lazy to collectivly do something,,,,its true,,,,

[lee b]

terrible, i like the rain but this is a bit excessive

[NamKangMan]

"We've complained about the problem to the people in charge, but nothing has happened." - seems to be a lot of that happening on Phuket, from farang and Thai's. :)

[shadh]

That used to be all beautiful rice fields, not ideal for housing developments...

[NamKangMan]

That used to be all beautiful rice fields, not ideal for housing developments...

Yes, a hotel development would have been better. :)

[CIHUAHUA]

POOket, the Venice of Thailand - First and second story condos for cheap.

[Traveling Sailor]

While I could be very wrong, it sounds to me like another shining example of superior engineering. Here in the Thung Song area the power company seems unable to build electrical plant that works when it rains. Roads are not built to withstand rain. Houses are built on sand that washes away when it rains. Even though Rainy Season has been happening around here for hundreds of years, people still don't seem to be able to build with rain in mind.

Why do you suppose that is??

[Payboy]

“The problem is getting worse,” she added.

SNAFU then.

[Mrjlh]

What's going to keep the new "underpass" from flooding? Or is it on higher ground to start with?

[JetsetBkk]

What's going to keep the new "underpass" from flooding? Or is it on higher ground to start with?

It's on a slope.

[vijer]

While I could be very wrong, it sounds to me like another shining example of superior engineering. Here in the Thung Song area the power company seems unable to build electrical plant that works when it rains. Roads are not built to withstand rain. Houses are built on sand that washes away when it rains. Even though Rainy Season has been happening around here for hundreds of years, people still don't seem to be able to build with rain in mind.

Why do you suppose that is??

Exactly, an entire nation that doesn't understand water, know how to deal with it nor learn from past mistakes and they continue to do everything just like they have always done them.