webfact Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Flash Floods hit Pattaya…..again!PATTAYA: -- A period of heavy and sustained rainfall on Sunday afternoon was going to have only one outcome, and as predicted flash floods caused temporary chaos around Pattaya City.The rains began at 2.30pm and within 15 minutes 30-50 cms of flood water had caused chaos in the usual hotspots, including the Sukhumvit Road, which forced some to abandon their vehicles.Other areas which suffered severe flooding were Pattaya Third Road and once again, despite the installation of extra pumps, Pattaya Beach Road succumbed to the heavy rain.Source: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/218992/flash-floods-hit-pattaya-again/-- Pattaya One 2015-11-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Giant pumps with small pipes would not work... Have anyone seen canals in the Pattaya district? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 the water must be bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striderman Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Giant pumps with small pipes would not work... Have anyone seen canals in the Pattaya district? south pattaya canal runs parallel to soi 16 then goes left behind soho square and past siam bay shore hotel before reaching a pumping station just past the rocket ball site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatproblem Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 How the $&@ does a road above sea level next to a beach flood ,if they were trying to build a swimming pool there it would leak,amazing Thais Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownknees Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 The pumps on Beach road are p,,s,,g against the wind!!I noticed that there does not appear to be a priming valve on the pump just a blanked of spot so how can the pump function at 100%if you cannot prime it?There should be a foot valve which would prevent water flowing back into the drain and keeping the pump primed ,it would have a better chance of being useful that way!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimG Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Most of Pattaya is higher than the beaches area (both Pattaya and Jomtien beaches). So the water from central area flows down the storm drains to the beach area. Problem is, the pipes at the beaches are clogged. Certainly with trash, but probably with sand too. Evidence? Watch the storm grates in the streets above the beaches. The water actually flow OUT of these after it's rained for a while because the outlets are all clogged and cannot pass the volume of water that the rainstorm is producing. So, in Pattaya, the beach road floods because water exiting the grates up on 2nd road floods down the soi's towards beach road which is conveniently constructed a bit lower than the surrounding area. It then becomes Beach Canal! The soi's leading down to it are great Force 4 rapids, sometimes taking motor bikes and people down with the water. Great fun. Jomtien Dongtan Beach has special help because there's a storm drain all along the walking path. Problem here is that drain is conveniently located about 5 centimeters above the surrounding pavement so the water doesn't intrude into the drain system until the walkway becomes flooded. Then, since the drain itself is totally plugged as previously described, the whole area becomes one big puddle. TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Amazing that the drains dont work. Street sweepers, sweeping sand into the drain, vendors dumping oil into the drain, construction crews and repair men,dumping left over cement into the drain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puukao Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 doesn't God know this is high season!!! i just bought a condo and my 11 bar gf's will be moving in tomorrow!!! paradise ruined... or this is the Devil's message.....hmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantern Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Don't forget all the Thais selling food all their waste food scraps Etc. Etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 and now Pattaya is, once more, squeaky clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Why does Pattaya One continually refer to Sukhumvit as the Sukhumvit Road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicowoodduck Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 3rd Road was a mess once again.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Giant pumps with small pipes would not work... Have anyone seen canals in the Pattaya district? Neither will small brains with big ideas. You want canals go to Venice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novo58 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Now .....................that photo ^^^^^^^^^^^ really does my head in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit_Doggie Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 lol chickowoodduck even water defies gravity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamplaimattlad Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Giant pumps with small pipes would not work... Have anyone seen canals in the Pattaya district? Before Pattaya 3rd road was built it was a canal albeit only had water in it during the 'rainy' season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapout Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 and now Pattaya is, once more, squeaky clean. It has been refered to as the annual douche by some of the locals, but it seems to happen on a more regular basis in todays lack of garbage /waste control and regulation enforcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Kubasa Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Hint to government inspired media : Stop saying FLOOD and instead describe as " Weekly Street Cleansing " ! Kinda like generations ago Dutch housewives swept streets daily - turning a disaster intoa desirable reason to vist. "Oh, how clean it is in Thailand " ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulDee Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Why does Pattaya One continually refer to Sukhumvit as the Sukhumvit Road? It's a British thing. Brits omit the word "the" before hospital ("Mr Z was in hospital for a week") and, rather than waste it, they insert it before street names. As to Pattaya's common floods, didn't the Mayor call this a World Class City--the Asian Riviera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Thanks. For some reason they only seem to use "the" with "Sukhumvit Road," but not with other road names. e.g. from the same article in the OP: "Other areas which suffered severe flooding were Pattaya Third Road and once again, despite the installation of extra pumps, Pattaya Beach Road succumbed to the heavy rain." -- Not "the Pattaya Third Road" nor "the Pattaya Beach Road." Let's not go off on a tangent and derail the thread. I was just curious. I'm satisfied to learn it's some British English thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKT Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 (edited) With all the water that streams down the hill during the frequent storms, can anyone rationally explain why they are building an underpass on Sukhumvit road and not a flyover; its hardly an area of natural beauty. Can it be the expensive, but uselessly located, tourist trap outlets recently opened in this area that don't want a flyover near their premises? NB Not "the Sukhumvit" - this is probably Tinglish not British English. Edited November 9, 2015 by MiKT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Giant pumps with small pipes would not work... Have anyone seen canals in the Pattaya district? Neither will small brains with big ideas. You want canals go to Venice. I prefer to refrain from telling others where to go or estimating the size of their brains. When I do either, it is usually myself that is made a fool of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 3rd Road was a mess once again.....? Are you Australian by any chance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 POST 13 SORRY I TRIED TO TURN MY 50 INCH TELLY UPSIDE DOWN TO SEE YOUR NICE PHOTO must try harder, sorry about caps too dam lazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 3rd Road was a mess once again.....? Don't mess with my head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKT Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Giant pumps with small pipes would not work... Have anyone seen canals in the Pattaya district? Neither will small brains with big ideas. You want canals go to Venice. I prefer to refrain from telling others where to go or estimating the size of their brains. When I do either, it is usually myself that is made a fool of. The problem here is that nobody estimated the size of the drains! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 nor estimated the size of the rain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 And guess what......it's raining again ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Off topic posts removed, topic is about floods in Pattaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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