CHONBURI: -- Torrential rains caused flash floods as high as two metres in some areas in this eastern seaside resort province on Sunday, inundating hundreds of houses and causing some damage.
Rains are forecast to continue for two more days. Many villages in Chonburi's coastal Banglamung district were submerged Saturday night after heavy downpours brought flash floods in the areas.
Some villagers said they were unprepared as floods hit the areas quickly and they never experienced such a large scale flood before.
Reflecting the localised nature of the weather, some areas of the coast received no rainfall at all.
Rescue workers rushed to help the flood victims with boats but relief efforts were hampered as a main road was cut due to two-metre high waters and some parts of the road were impassable.
Water run-off in the eastern seaboard is complicated by several bands of superhighways and expressways, coupled with industrial zones and other development which has atered previous run-off channels.
Nonetheless, the floods caused heavy damage to hundreds of homes and buildings, roads and other infrastructure.
Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department issued its updated weather forcast, warning residents in the Eastern region, particularly in Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat provinces to brace for possible flash floods and water run-off on Sunday and Monday.
Due to the influence of the Southwesterly monsoon which still covers the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, there will be heavy rains for two more days. Fishermen are warned to stay ashore or risk the danger of waves as high as three metres which are expected in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.
Some other parts of the country are likely to face heavy rains--as much as 60-70 per cent of the kingdom.
--TNA 2006-07-02
Flood alerts in Chonburi
Flood alerts in Chonburi
With A Name Like Bas, It Has To Be Good.
You've got the wrong part of the country. The only forests here are coconut groves, mangos and other fruit orchards, except for Khao Yai forest preserve which isn't even in Chonburi province. The eastern seaboard never had the rain forest they have in the central and north, at least not for the last few thousands years or so.Harry wrote:Maybe they should stop their policy of deforestation, before it's too late.
Anyway, it was dry as a bone here today in Pattaya and Banchang and Sattahip, Lan Chabang, Siracha etc. Where these floods were is still a mystery to those who live here. In fact, it rained buckets last night in Pattaya as England was doing what they did...tears from the angels?...but no floods.
They did have floods today in Chantaburi and Trat, far from Chonburi province. Pete
Damn, I was too late in my warning. They must have deforested that part of the country scores or even hundreds of years ago, because I know it was once a jungle area, Google told me.prcscct wrote:You've got the wrong part of the country. The only forests here are coconut groves, mangos and other fruit orchards, except for Khao Yai forest preserve which isn't even in Chonburi province.Harry wrote:Maybe they should stop their policy of deforestation, before it's too late.
Pete
Mudslide hits Koh Chang resort
A mudslide destroyed bungalows on Trat's Koh Chang island Sunday as heavy rains lashed the Gulf of Thailand.
Rainstorms have deluged the island for the past few days, causing mudslides on Kho Mong hill to batter the Chokdee Resort at Ban Mab Khangkhao village Sunday morning.
A row of four bungalows was damaged but no one was injured.
The Nation 2006-07-02
Residents of eastern provinces warned of flash floods
The Meteorological Department Sunday warned residents of Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trad to brace themselves against flash floods.
The department issued a statement saying heavy rains would continue on the eastern coast for a few more days due to the influence of the southwest monsoon wind over the Andaman.
The department also warned small boats against leaving the shore due to very rough sea.
The Nation 2006-07-02
A mudslide destroyed bungalows on Trat's Koh Chang island Sunday as heavy rains lashed the Gulf of Thailand.
Rainstorms have deluged the island for the past few days, causing mudslides on Kho Mong hill to batter the Chokdee Resort at Ban Mab Khangkhao village Sunday morning.
A row of four bungalows was damaged but no one was injured.
The Nation 2006-07-02
Residents of eastern provinces warned of flash floods
The Meteorological Department Sunday warned residents of Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trad to brace themselves against flash floods.
The department issued a statement saying heavy rains would continue on the eastern coast for a few more days due to the influence of the southwest monsoon wind over the Andaman.
The department also warned small boats against leaving the shore due to very rough sea.
The Nation 2006-07-02
With A Name Like Bas, It Has To Be Good.