Pattaya Floods - The Worst in 10 Years Today
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2024
- Today our plans need to be changed due to a huge deluge of rain in the Pattaya area. Our parking garage is flooded and the entrance closed, so we hire a taxi to take us through the flooded streets of Pattaya to our eventual destination in Jomtien. Enjoy the Ride!
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i was very interested in the Grand but now not so much
Good point,...But They had it all pumped out and back to normal by the following morning. It's not so much about something that goes wrong, it's more about what they do to make a bad situation better and they did a phenomenal job. Acts of god, or nature can and will happen everywhere, how you determine a good place is what they do and how they act in the face of one of these disasters, and I feel they went above and beyond to correct this situation. 👍
is it too early to inquire about Vee's friend and daughter ??
@@Rides4Kickz that is my initial point. In a well managed building they already have the staff and infrastructure in place to remedy the situation. With a private landlord, I am not so sure they can get people in fast enough as every homeowner is trying to hire qualified people. You may be out of luck for weeks in renting a private home.
I rather be in a,well managed building complex, but that is my personal opinion.
@@Rides4Kickz they had little choice..they do this regular as is needed here in Ratchada for the big condos but not for the sois etc
My car got covered in 1 flood and snakes and crocodiles from wildlife park swam out into the moo baans. Mad times
Sea level rise is real.
There's never a dull moment in Pattaya.
It's always wet in Pattaya
@@ThatOneGuy-hp2pb That is why I love Pattaya. I like to wet my whistle and other body parts.
Happy Birthday, Luc! May the clear skies and great weather be with you on Sunday!
Luke,interesting video as usual! Right now you folks are the only utubers that are out and about, thanks for that!!! Will be waiting for your next adventure..be safe out there!!
The well heeled 5 star tourists Pattaya is trying to lure will love this.
Many are saying stay home with a good book or watch tv, yup thats what i would do, but I'm not a vlogger, so someone has to battle the elements to bring us the content, thanks for that Lucas and happy birthday tomorrow. By the way thanks to this vlog, i will definitely check flood zones when looking to rent a house, although suspect you will be adding this little bit of info in your new series.
Happy Birthday. Looks like the weather's cleared for you today.
Happy birthday man. It's 23:30 here in Montreal Canada so it's Sunday for you. I enjoy all of your videos. I hope your birthday turns out to be a great one. I'm sure we'll see a video of it.
Now the homeless people in Pattaya will suffer more & more 🥺🥺🥺
Yes, a couple rough nights for sure.
😢🙏
Been there about 5 or 6 years ago when everything was so flooded, and this looks worse then that……but a few days and everything is cleaned and back to normal…….good video Lucas!
As always always manage to come up with unique content 😃
Having lived thru Harvey i worry more about dangerous chemicals in the flood water. The water was so deep, you could literally waterski in it! Thanks for your update. Hope you stay as dry as possible.
Happy birthday Lucas! Mine is on the 2nd. I hope you guys can enjoy your special day and not get flooded out. Be safe.
Thank you! Will do!
Be safe. Here in Seattle the weather gets bad in November, high winds and lots of rain. Snowed in Feb. last year, that was bad. Thanks for the video.
Seattle has great summers. Enough to make you forget about the 7 months of gloom.
Thanks for the video. I always wondered about the underground parking and possibility of flooding. Hope your bikes are ok. Make me think even more about getting a place up on Pratumnak.
All good 👍
Really enjoy your videos.
I appreciate that!
Happy Birthday Lucas, WoW i don't like those floods you have there and i thought England was wet lol ✌👍
Many moons ago, I was staying in the PBR (next to you, behind travel lodge), when It flooded the worst it had ever done... It put me off all the places on Soi 15, as their underground parking was entirely submerged... and with the drainage 'improvements', it appears to have gotten worse and worse... aka they 'fixed' it... so expect more of the same with every 'beach rd' improvement project... Good luck, stay dry... and keep a look out for open man holes and live wires...
Reminiscence of a holiday..mid September..Bangkok, a few years ago..rain, rain and then the inevitable flood..thanks for the video..
oh Lucas...always so many interesting things...pattaya always flooding, so amasing
Perfect timing for start of Pattaya Sandbox!
OMG for sure if I come to live there a Big 4x4 will be the way to go for me lol Great vlog thanks
I remember going through this same thing some years ago when I was on a motorbike in Pattaya. The weather was nice then all of a sudden the clouds opened up and the rain came down in buckets. Had to get off the bike and stand on high ground and was praying the motorbike didn't get swept away because it was on a hill and the water was like a raging river.
We're you on Pratunmak Hill?. I could see that happening. That is scary!.
@@mrdm1967ify Not sure where I was , just doing one of my exploring Pattaya motorbike runs.
Strange how I felt bad after only one inch of rain in my area and I was upset that my golf cart would get dirty when I played golf today. WOW, feel very bad especially for the homeless in Thailand after these heavy rains. Be safe Thailand !
Aqua or water shoes are a good idea... Good show...
Grand is mine and my sons favorite place we just can’t wait to get back, hopefully by this December.
I know current flooding situation isn’t ideal for many people, but as my son has a more positive spin on the situation as he pointed out:
“ - Wawww dad we could sail on the streets of Pattaya in our kayak, it would be so much fun, just like in Venice. Can we go there now please please” he he. He’s 12 by the way and loves Pattaya he’s favorite place on earth.
Stay in the Condo and stay safe!!!..
Tough times. Stay safe!
Happy Birthday!
all the best on your special day
enjoy happy birthday
One thing about renting a house vs a modern condominium, is you have staff to make repairs and deal with the flooding at condominiums. At a private house either you need to take care of the problems or expect a long wait for your landlord to help you.
@Pat B interesting read. Yes, liability laws are different in each country. But in the US the act of God defense holds up in Court only if " the disaster was such an event , so sudden, where a reasonable man could not take remedies to mitigate ". In school we would often joke where the Court could ever find that reasonable man.
In any event the condo building insurance should cover the damage to the common area as well as the individual apartment owner apartment and car insurance normally insured under the same policy would cover damage to the apartment and auto .
Do not know about Thailand.
assuming the condo is repaired rather than letting it collapse and kill its residents
@@crcr7659 you are referring to the issue in Maimi. Yes, in its case,normal insurance for hurricane or wind damages, would not cover the structural problems in the building.
Clearly, the management board of directors of the Florida condominium that collapsed did not do their due diligence and addressed the issues, make the repairs and give every apartment owner an assessment. Normally in the case where millions of dollars are needed the building would take out a loan, make the repairs and issue an assessment. But in the Florida case they did not do that as they wanted to keep the resale price of the apartments. More debts a building has, the less valuable are the apartments within.
@@anthonyC214 bit of an outlier, but seems to be what can happen in a worst case. the dead don't care about money. I'm sure they would wish they'd had a dry structure though.
@@anthonyC214 yes and i'm sure condos in 3rd world countries who don't even bother to control regular massive flooding, will never have this problem.
Hello ! One thing I would like to see during events like these is the huge sewers pipe exhaust that is right next to the Beer Garden. It flushes right into the sea. I imagine that it's working at full capacity during floods. Would it be possible for you to go film at that location on the next flooding ? I think it would make a great video and you will soon have another opportunity 😁
Well if he does not mind wading waist deep in dirty water to get down there I sure he could do it...... Would you wade waist deep in dirty water just to get youtube video content?
@@JohnMitch yes
@@JohnMitch You use to be able to see it from beach road
Yes! But that's what micro drones are for so you don't have to get wet.
Hi buddy. ..i watched that just earlier today coincidentally its on a video called floody good time in pattaya. ..hope that helps
have to give to ya Lucas, your camera is always at the right angle 😆😆👍
I’m curious Lucas, does the flood water ever come up through the drains into the lower floor units?
Yes. Sometimes they build little cinder block walls at door entrances to try to keep the water out.
Seeing that water in the parking garage, reminds me of the condo in Florida, that collapsed overnight, due to water constantly seeping into the parking garage, that weakened the structure of the building, please stay safe, most people never think about the damage that water will do to the structure of a building.
Last week the great plague. This week the great flood. I'm interested to see what comes next? Hope it's nothing to bad.
Hope you're all safe Loucas 👍✌️🙏
Maybe Locusts 🤣🤣
@@Rides4Kickz I had my money on burning rocks from the sky.
Up next... The great quake that will wiped out all prosties and drug addicts in the whole country... After that Thailand would be better place again
Happy Birthday when it comes hope you have a great one 🎂 🇹🇭 🙏
Thank you, I will
I can't believe people are still driving around in it!
I think I might have been tempted to stop in.
It gets way worse! I don't know why you ever left Bang Saray? Way more beautiful chill and Just all around better quality life.
You should be running around seeing what house areas are flooded, perfect opportunity
Wow that can be pretty ugly for getting around ! I have seen flooding in pattaya but that looks much worse ! Please stay safe guys , try to enjoy !
The Honda Wave gets to live up to its namesake today. 😂 but yeah, the flooding is another reason to live on a higher ground in TH. And, the flood water can bring out some dangerous critters too like them centipedes or snakes. Be careful.
Haha, good one 🤣
I own a Honda Wavei in Pattaya. I oftened wondered about its name? Next deep flooding, get your Wave underway in second gear, steady throttle. The mudguards in front of your knees act as a bowspirit, keeping water away from air filter, crucial engine components. All dry!
My buddy's PCX150 flooded out. My Wave very slick!
@@Swimfinz Well, there you go! very nicely done! 😂👍
Happy birthday Brother....🎉🎂
Thanks 💯
Hi Loucous and Vee hope weather clears up for your birthday and you get to go away.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOUCOUS HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT TIME🎉🎈🚴♂️🎂
Thanks so much Maureen
I guess that is why I don't think I would ever decide to live all year long in Thaiand, beautiful as it is in other seasons..
Such floods happens maybe on 5-6 days in the year. Thai people are used to that and know how to handle it and as a Farang who normally not need to work it is even less a problem.
The only thing is that you maybe can not use your car/motorbike on such days but walking is still possible.
@@elkeospert9188 these are just the extreme situations, but the truth is that climate in Thailand sucks for all the monsoon season...
Nasty fooding there. Our old house in Nakhon Sawan has water up to the second floor almost every year.... Several meters of water over the normal level. But I guess they are used to it there... Btw nice video as always :)
I got so interested in the flood I forgot where you were going. :)
Very good thinking about electricity! The submerged or drenched things would have tripped, but you making a circuit between something higher and the wet ground is alwasy something to be cautious of.
best time to drink beer love the monsoons
Saw an update on the floods today . Now that's a lot of water
yeah, one of the worst ever I think.
Flooding been going on forever. I go back to 2004 and remember some wet years. Pattaya geography is downslope all the way from the surrounding hills. years of cutting back forests, trees, shrubs and other vegetation is bad. Those used to be buffers and help absorb and slow down the water and give it time to soak into the ground and reservoirs and underground aquifers. Instead, now the fresh water runs off into the sea. And Pattaya itself of course with all its concrete speeds up the runoff and even less time and area for the water to soak into the ground. And some of the streets and building layouts, literally make for conduits and flow choke points that increases the water speed to currents! They could clean the sewers all they want but they could never build enough capability to handle all the water. There is lots and lots of square miles and acre-feet of water heading Pattaya's way.
Your birthday is on Aug 29?! Mine too! Happy birthday!
Oh cool!
when I had my business in Patong we were slightly elevated and had a few steps to the front door, during monsoon a few times the water in the soi would be 100-200mm deep, in central Patong where Bangla is the drainage was so poor the water was about 3/4 the height of the bars
Do they still cover the drainage gratings with matting in Soi Lengkee, Buakhao and Diana?
Here in Nakhon Sawan the farmers are crying out for rain. So sorry to see the people of Pattaya suffer this as well as the current situation. Thai people are so resilient. Much love to all.
Coming to a rice field near you shortly 🤣
@@Rides4Kickz you are absolutely right. Lashed down all last night.
When I moved to my house in Florida, a lady told me if I was looking at property, make sure I look at it after a big rain storm.
That is some serious flooding 😳 something to keep in mind when buying a place. 👣
I was wondering if the ground level units at Grand Avenue ever flooded. I guess this is as good an answer you could ever give. Are the streets up by Big Buddha Temple any better about not flooding due to being high ground?
first level was ok, just the basement. Pratumnak usually has far fewer problems than central pattaya
Always an adventure.
The writings on the wall's mate 🛫🛫🛫✈🗽
Guys hug from Japan!
Wow! Looks like Louisiana USA.
I love it there. People are wonderful! But could not live there year round with the heat and the flooding.
It rains in Chiang Mai, but not like that. Maybe a couple of hours, usually at night. And the flooded Sois usually dry out soon. So I would like to split time between the two cities. If I can get back there. Thanks.
A few years ago, there was so much of a flood that the Chao Praya went out of its banks and flooded a croc' farm, near Ayuttaya. Gazillions of crocs spread all over the area and had to be hunted by the police, house by house, swimming pool by swimming pool, in order to be taken back home...
Had a bigger one 5 years ago. I remember the cars floating down soi khao talo.
Hi Lucas. Just a suggestion try to find a higher place to park your bikes. Significant torrential rain warnings still in the forecast.
Reminds me of an early visit 2009/10 exactly the same conditions. I wonder (not being an engineer) what erosion happens to the foundations as a result of the floods?
Next motorbike reviews should include whether it cuts out or can create an impressive bow wave when ploughing through flooded Pattaya sois.
🤣🤣🤣
I think you are near Sukhumvit 11 right? I was at that travelodge hotel last time.
This is been going on from the time I started going to pattaya back in late 1990's. Flooding is apart the city of pattaya and it will never change.
yes, I would agree.
@@Rides4Kickz I would load up my refrigerator. So, that I wouldn't have go into the downtown area of pattaya. This why I have 3 different ways of getting shows on my TV set. This keeps me from having to leave my place and driving into a flood. 🌧️☔
Seems predictable and most prepare for it, like the low barrier. Wonder if the chronic issue could be solved with some storm drains? Who would do that?
Usually floods then its disappeared within a few hours 90% ,I see the new drainage system on beach rd is working well 🙄..Beach gone again 🤷♂️..
How does water drain away from the streets? How many days does it take?
Lucas - I can’t say I miss the rainy season…. I think it time you invest in some Crocs!
I bought a condo in Jomtien ( Cococabana ) I wonder how it will fair with all this rain; completion date next year.
That's supposed to be a good one, I noticed the façade being applied last time I was by there.
WOW 😮!
How do you think those houses you were scouting the other day fared through this flood? Ground level so I’m thinking maybe water right through the house? That’d be awful.
I think the first 2 did fine, the 3rd not sure.
@@Rides4Kickz Interesting 🤨
I lived in Pattaya for two years until about 3 weeks ago, now back home, that's by far the worst flood I've seen. I know your Soi well, I walked from the mall to Soi Buakhao countless times. Hopefully this will be the worst one and go back to the normal levels.
Yes, some others have said it was the worst they've seen as well. Rained all night again last night 🤣
So far Phnom Penh has had a mild rainy season. I once fell into a ditch obscured by Pattaya floodwaters. Luckily not entangled and drowned.
Looks like U survived😧
I lived just round the corner from u , the Avenue Condo with an underground car park !!what will that be like now ??!! OMG
Did Wongamat flood too? How bad is it out there?
See if you can find an old traditional thai house build on stilts - no flooding inside - and nice to sit under the house when the weather is to hot. Just an idea -:)
I was considering buying here but today’s video talked me out if it - thanks
Lease instead of buy. It is usually the best idea to not invest too much into Thailand. Things happen
That's like adding insult to injury.......Sorry for everyone there.
If Covid isn’t bad enough now those poor Thai people got to deal with the flood. So sorry 🙏🏻
Yes :-(
They deal with it for thousend of years , so nothing new for Thai people .
when it rains, it pours
This isn't an unusual incident, this is a regular occurrence.
The whole place is so dirty now.. poor sanitation is the reason of the floood
One nice thing about Pratamnak Hill neighborhood in Pattaya is that it never floods during rainy season. Central Pattaya seems to be the worse, they’ve never solved this problem and seems to get worse year after year.
Yes, that is a very good point.
I never thought of that but thats certainly another good reason to live in that area👍
Do you think it had a cleaning effect on the surroundings?
Thought about the reason for two floors lately?
Pratamnuk Hill, it's a no brainer...
Best sea breeze to reduce the humidity on those stinking hot days and no flooding either
But far away from the night life...
Nice , a bit damp, but nice , 😂😂👍
Do they have a drainage issue or is it just so much rain at one time regardless of the infrastructure?
Simple answer. Both.
Holy shit Pattaya is under water Well this is an act of God Happy Birthday to you too
To move from Pattaya because of flooding is crazy. Pattaya is always a mess in rainy season. There is no high ground in Pattaya. Moving uphill is the logical choice. The truth is : this is Thailand and it's rainy season. Just a foot up for my residence on a long 20 foot incline which is 2 feet from the road is my home in Chiang Mai. I am from Albany New York. You can evacuate to another flood prone area of Pattaya. Evacuate in elevation.
you need a bike that transforms into a boat! :) glad you guys are safe!
Always look at the positive parts of rain, it's good for farmers, its good for the temperature, its a free car wash, it fills the water reservoir for drinking, it cleans the pollutants in the sky, it helps the plants grow for food, and so many other positive effects. Rains a good thing. I love taking my shoes off and sit around, dry your feet, have a beer, and now you have a party. Be careful water can be?????
Are the houses in Pattaya raised? I know that in Koh Samui another video I was watching showed raised houses. They looked cute but they were also practical because of the rain.
Some are.
Jesus what next for Pattaya , stay safe, and happy birthday.
That's a lot of water. Stay dry and safe
I remember the flood over ten year's ago like this one. So many garage parking flooded and had car's floating in them. Now everyone that was flooded will stack all of the damaged items on the side of the road and it stinks
yep. That was a heck of a year. remember much of Bangkok underwater
Hi,
Been out there in September also October & had NO RAIN at all....REX(UK)
The soi Diana rapids were quite something. I thought it would be even water level but I was wrong. Must have been fairly deep on 2nd road if that was the case... Guessing most of that water was tasty and nutritious wastewater mixed with stormwater...
Haha, not sure about how tasty it was.