Coss Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 By Coconuts Bangkok Heavy rains lashed Pattaya yesterday and left about 400 Thai and foreign tourists stranded on Koh Lan and flooded parts of the city. The heavy rains, which lasted for about three hours, caused the in-bound and out-bound lanes of the Sukhumvit highway at the entrance of a road to South Pattaya to flood with about two feet of water for about 100 metres, reported Thai PBS. The weather was a result of a tropical storm Vamco and caused two-meter-high waves and high winds in the Gulf of Thailand. The 380 tourists stranded on Koh Lan were eventually rescued when four boats were sent to collect them, reported The Nation. The Pattaya-Na Klua, the Walking Street in South Pattaya and Panya housing estate were also heavily flooded. Strong winds/waves damaged several anchorages at the Southern Pattaya Pier, worth millions of baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 So it flooded in feet .... over a distance in meters ......... the world uses metric not feet .. but please do not confuse us by using both in the same sentence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Wasn't only Pattaya...we had a good dousing here in Samut Sakhon with the sois flooded in the moo baan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 So it flooded in feet .... over a distance in meters ......... the world uses metric not feet .. but please do not confuse us by using both in the same sentence Reminds of the old joke going around the UK when metrication came in. A guy went to the timber yard and asked for some 3" x 2", sorry mate he was told, we dont do 3" x 2" anymore, well what is it then he asked? it is 75 x 50. OK I will take some 75 x 50, how much is it? £1.25 per Foot Similar still goes on in the UK today. We got lucky with tropical storm Vamco, usually storms pass south of Zhanjiang province in Mainland China and pass over Hainan Island but this one was about 100KM form Da Nang all the way down past HCMC. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Kind of like giving the place a good hosing...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Ko Lan - bad enough to have to spend a few hours on boat and walking around with some bar girl, but to get stuck out there for who knows how long, without a room and no way to put her in a taxi? This is why I've never been to Ko Lan. (Also, I regrettably tend to be too intoxicated to reliably locate the ocean in Pattaya, that would also be an explanation. The fact that the trips are during the "daytime"? Also an issue.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted September 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 ]Thailand declares Pattaya disaster zone after flash floods Thailand has declared Chon Buri, which includes the popular tourist resort of Pattaya, a disaster zone after it was hit by flash floods this week. Rescue workers use an inflatable boat to take school children home from their flooded school in Rayong province. (Photo: The Nation) SINGAPORE: Thailand has declared Chon Buri, which includes the popular tourist resort of Pattaya, a disaster zone after it was hit by flash floods this week. Torrential rain and gusty winds hit the Thai resort for many hours on Wednesday night and Thursday, causing damage to property and chaos to road users, local media said on Friday (Sep 18). The heavy downpour was a result of a tropical storm Vamco which caused two-metre-high waves and high winds in the Gulf of Thailand. Pattaya Mayor Ittipol Khunpluem said the disaster declaration would help accommodate state relief and assistance to the area despite the fact that most of the flooding had subsided, the Bangkok Post reported on Friday. The government declared four other provinces - Trat, Chanthaburi, Surin and Si Sa Ket - disaster areas after they were battered by downpours caused by the tropical storm. Residents living in danger zones have been evacuated and authorities were assisting the flood victims. Nearly 400 tourists, who were stranded on Koh Lan, were eventually rescued, The Nation reported. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has urged agencies to help affected people, The Nation quoted a government spokesman as saying. Meteorological officials said the wet weather would likely continue over the next few days. Tourism in Pattaya is expected to drop by 20 to 30 per cent this weekend due to the heavy rains, according to the Eastern Chapter of the Thai Hotels Association. http://www.channelne...ya/2136818.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Pattaya was a disaster zone before the floods 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 every year, and no plan in sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 This government's different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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