snoop1130 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Three injured as Rawai beachfront footpath collapses By Eakkapop Thongtub Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos inspects the hole in the Rawai beachfront footpath. Photo: Rawai Municipality PHUKET:-- Rawai Municipality workers have sealed off a section of the sidewalk along the Rawai beachfront beside where restaurants have set up their own tables and chairs after three people were injured when a gaping hole opened where a section of the sidewalk collapsed. The three people were injured when the concrete beneath them collapsed yesterday morning. The three were taken to hospital by ambulance, Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos confirmed, without giving any details of the ages or nationalities of the people injured. Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/three-injured-as-rawai-beachfront-footpath-collapses-76880.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2020-08-03 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 14 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Three injured as Rawai beachfront footpath collapses Ta.. hayyy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VocalNeal Posted August 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2020 No obvious rebar ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThaiFelix Posted August 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2020 Its just another ploy,. along with sinking tour boats and island ferries, to attract more Chinese tourists. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 oh dear ! need to fix that, and this time put some re-bar in. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Other sections to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Rodriguez Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 rebar money went into beer budget 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Made in thailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Accidents and structural failure happens around the world. Here, safety inspections, load limits and monitoring is solely lacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Rats were hungry ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 3 hours ago, VocalNeal said: No obvious rebar ? probably no obvious cement no foundation or minimal sand not compacted , not vibrated and done by untrained experts. Thats what happens with corruption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) same same all over Thailand, everything is done as cheaply as possible so the contractor doing it(and the govt people that called for the quotes) can pocket bigger profits, this can be seen everywhere. They only finished a new section of road and put down new drains near us a few months ago and everytime it rain the road goes under water because the drains dont work, this morning around 100 metres of the new road is under water and is not draining at all and there is still a 100 metres of road and drain to be finished, hasnt been worked on since november last year, Thailand survives on graft and corruption. Edited August 4, 2020 by seajae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apophyss Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Restaurant on a footpath ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgma Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 46 minutes ago, Benmart said: Accidents and structural failure happens around the world. Here, safety inspections, load limits and monitoring is solely lacking. sorry but this is NOT a structural construction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 4 hours ago, VocalNeal said: No obvious rebar ? I resent your implication Sir! Clearly the omission of rebar in a suspended walkway was approved by the independent inspector following completion of the project by a local contractor. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Lowf Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) An mirror-image of a collapse a few months ago at a beachfront road near me in South Devon. Thankfully for the local authorities we don't have Thai Visa here! Edited August 4, 2020 by London Lowf To make it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Who could have predicted that a footpath laid along a sea wall would get undermined by the sea in storm season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermach Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 No need to be engineer to see that this was predictable , it already happened and it will happen again . This footpath quality construction was bad , the maintenance does not exist . The last time there was a hole made by the sea , authorities waited years to repair after 4 trees fallen down and the hole reached the road. It is undermined by the sea and needs to be repaired urgently as the situation is worsening month after month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 6 hours ago, Old Croc said: Who could have predicted that a footpath laid along a sea wall would get undermined by the sea in storm season. Look like a good hole to plant a tree. Or place a dead branch hoping it will one day grow into a tree . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Reigntax said: Look like a good hole to plant a tree. Or place a dead branch hoping it will one day grow into a tree . It would have to be a mangrove, that's sea water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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