Few hours of heavy rain inundates seaside town of Pattaya
Locals wonder why floodwaters rose so quickly and did not drain into the sea
Several roads in the popular seaside town of Pattaya were under nearly 2 metres of water after the town was hit with more than an hour of torrential rain on Thursday morning.
Traffic in the town, about 147 kilometres southeast of Bangkok, came to a stop as most cars could not make their way through the high waters. Several small cars had nearly disappeared in the flood.
The Pattaya News reported on its Facebook page that the worst spots included the road going past Wat Tham Samakee and a local road running to Sattahip. There was nearly a kilometre-long line of cars stuck there.
Many locals complained that the floodwaters rose very quickly and inundated their homes and vehicles, even though Pattaya City in Chonburi’s Bang Lamung district is right next to the sea and the floods should have drained quickly.
