webfact Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Floods devastate Pattaya and surrounding areas after late night storms Picture: 77kaoded 77kaoded news site posted pictures of yet more misery from floods for residents in Pattaya and surrounding areas. Many roads were impassable for smaller vehicles and their was damage to houses, they said, after an hour long rain storm struck around 1.30 am this morning. Some areas were under 30 to 70 cms of water. Particularly affected was Sukhumvit Road on both sides near the Highway Police office in South Pattaya, Sai 3 and the Railway Road. A build up of trash by drains in Soi Wat Bun Samphan was inhibiting fast drainage. Pictures: 77kaoded Source: 77kaoded News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-05-30 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Soi Khao Noi in Pattaya on Wednesday morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 And no mention of the beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 1 minute ago, geoffbezoz said: And no mention of the beach What beach?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Just now, Crossy said: What beach?? The beach with the missing sand also known now as the sea ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Family resort needs a bit of maintenance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 I first visited Pattaya in 1979, they had flooding problems then, now, 40 years later they still have no clue as to how to resolve the problem. I could give them some direction within a few hours, but hey, I don't live there so it doesn't bother me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyboy2018 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 30 minutes ago, madmen said: Family resort needs a bit of maintenance Families will be in bed at 1 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 17 minutes ago, Crossy said: What beach?? The one that is now on Koh Larn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yodsak Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, Matzzon said: Would any sensible person agree to drive his/her car like they do in the picture? TIT. they don't do sensible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike787 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Just another day in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl sees all Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Just not a fair world is it!! Pattaya gets loads of rain while up here in Isaan the rivers and ponds are dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeycu Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 The bright side of the rain is the sanitation dept wont have to sweep the streets Just spend a few months on the drains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, PatOngo said: I first visited Pattaya in 1979, they had flooding problems then, now, 40 years later they still have no clue as to how to resolve the problem. I could give them some direction within a few hours, but hey, I don't live there so it doesn't bother me! your proper solution would cost a lot of money which they don't want to spend In countries were you have heavy rainfall over short periods you need very large infrastructure to deal with it - you also need proper City Planning and regulations - the only way to fix pattaya's flooding problem is to install massive road size storm drains at key points from East to West on the surface and right out into the sea, it would require demolishing many properties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, owl sees all said: Just not a fair world is it!! Pattaya gets loads of rain while up here in Isaan the rivers and ponds are dry. It is irritating me... just had to pump some out of my pool and next week all of it will have to go down the drain as I am having work done. Bet it is dry and sunny when I come to refill it and I will have to pay to get water trucked in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 18 minutes ago, PatOngo said: I first visited Pattaya in 1979, It seems worse now. Although a few years after that I was having to paddle across soi Nana in Bangkok, no better there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Sure it raining? Or was it just waist water from hotels and restaurants again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Now now chaps & chapeses, don't be too hard on the beach ???? The sand is still around the beach, just not where it was meant to be ???? The back hoes will be hard at work soon putting it all back just for it to disappear again sometime soon. ???? On a more serious note, it started raining about 12.00 pm as I was on my way to bed, it really hissed it down for well over an hour and then the power went off at 12.50 pm for appx an hour, most uncomfortable. it didn't stop raining all night and it was still raining when I got up at 09.30 this morning. Picture No.2 shows the scale of the rubbish problem which goes a long way to exacerbating the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish Gary Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 38 minutes ago, geoffbezoz said: And no mention of the beach The beach was last seen floating off the coast of Ko Larn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Left Smokin' Joe's around 8:30 P.M. and said goodby to friends heading off for the nightlife. Nary a drop of rain on the way home. No interest in driving in an unnecessary flood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said: Sure it raining? Or was it just waist water from hotels and restaurants again? Up to the waist for sure ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 34 minutes ago, smedly said: your proper solution would cost a lot of money which they don't want to spend In countries were you have heavy rainfall over short periods you need very large infrastructure to deal with it - you also need proper City Planning and regulations - the only way to fix pattaya's flooding problem is to install massive road size storm drains at key points from East to West on the surface and right out into the sea, it would require demolishing many properties There is a new 'village' being built opposite where I live, the jungle has been ripped up and disposed of, hundreds (literally) of trucks have dropped dirt on the wasteland, I suppose that the builder will let that all settle then start the building phase, piles will go in, houses will be built, it will be concreted over without a drain in sight, quite a few more rai of land that used to suck up the rain gone.......... How the f*** do they get away with it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 42 minutes ago, PatOngo said: I first visited Pattaya in 1979, they had flooding problems then, now, 40 years later they still have no clue as to how to resolve the problem. I could give them some direction within a few hours, but hey, I don't live there so it doesn't bother me! Plus since 1979 budgets of at least several billion $s have been allocated to this problem with very little effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Oh dear .. time to get the ducks out again .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Crossy said: What beach?? Well, the Pattaya city concrete beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 52 minutes ago, Matzzon said: Would any sensible person agree to drive his/her car like they do in the picture? Even with my big Isuzu pickup I would stay at home; the electric elements of this sedan have surely not appreciated the ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl sees all Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Is the problem that Pattaya is too low? No natural run off to surrounding areas. This is often the trouble when villages develop into towns and then into cities. The development below ground fails to match the building above ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Hardly news, happens after every heavy rain and each time powers above claim to be on it with some measures and each time they fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 20 minutes ago, scorecard said: Plus since 1979 budgets of at least several billion $s have been allocated to this problem with very little effect. Not so many years ago huge amount of baht spent to fix this. If I recall perhaps 10-20% went to actual flood control. Most went to private firms to repair their damage, plus usual "service charges" I'm glad my condo room is on 7th floor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 In years to come the entrance to Mike shop-ping mall would look a bit different .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 1 hour ago, smedly said: In countries were you have heavy rainfall over short periods you need very large infrastructure to deal with it - you also need proper City Planning and regulations Sounds like Singapore, the other end of the scale is off course Pattaya it only gets worse due to lack of planning and GREED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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