Last night the north side of Mahidol Road was sandbagged by the authorities. Not sure if that is to keep a flood in or out!

 

But for the water to get that high it would need a rain fall of biblical proportions, or the river to flood. Checking the Hydro website, there are very few updates, and no indication of a large body of water coming down stream.

 

Anyone know whats going on?

 

http://hydro-1.net/

 

 

 

 

Just occurred to me that it is probably sand bags to protect a water pipe that is pumping water from flooded area into the Ping.

1 hour ago, iainiain101 said:

Just occurred to me that it is probably sand bags to protect a water pipe that is pumping water from flooded area into the Ping.

 

Or:

 

 

1 hour ago, iainiain101 said:

Just occurred to me that it is probably sand bags to protect a water pipe that is pumping water from flooded area into the Ping.

Good thinking, just a bit late.

 

hello wake up chiangmai was flooded yesterday, some area up to 80 cm

That was used to take the water from the low area around Chang Klan

Which was flooded yesterday

As they had to pump a lot of water as the smaller pump further up from the local market could not cope

I rode past this morning because i live locally and see all these area

As they were pumping from the waterway that comes down from the north  area

So do not Panic at this stage

In my neighbor hood about half meter and at the market one meter. not all flooding comes from the river all it takes is a big rain as Friday morning

This is Thailand. Of course floods are expected. The only question is how long they last.

14 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

This is Thailand. Of course floods are expected. The only question is how long they last.

I was thinking the same about your posts......

16 minutes ago, bazza73 said:

I was thinking the same about your posts......

 

Thank you. That's kind of you to say.

We are in the period of occasional rains called the "mango rains;" imho, the recent downpour was heavy for this time frame, historically. Typically, the "real" floods are in August to September.

 

But, given the dances of El's Nino and Nina, of coronal ejections, and global-your-pick-of-warm/cold-ing, ice-shelf-calving, volcanic burping, etc., who knows ?

 

If you can predict the amount of rain in the coming months, please raise my hand, now ... I'll give your psychic powers a very deep wai.

 

cheers, ~o:37;

 

4 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

Thank you. That's kind of you to say.

All the smart people here enjoy your posts !

 

cheers, ~0:37;