Heavy rains and floods
have become synonymous in Pattaya over the years as the city grows and
drainage canals become encroached upon and blocked.
Jetsada Homklin
Ankle-deep water and spewing sewer grates greeted residents of Soi Khao
Noi after a May 26 thunderstorm.
The flood, which was measured as deep as 50 centimeters near Chatkaew
Village, was the first of likely many to come before rainy season ends
in November. Residents say city hall continually promises to change
that.
On Oct. 28, Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome and city engineers visited the
area, saying Pattaya was spending 500 million baht to study and resolve
the city’s flooding problems, especially in East Pattaya, which receives
runoff from higher ground in Nongprue and Nong Plalai.
City Councilman Praiwan Arromchuen previously said the area’s storm
drains would be cleaned to facilitate drainage. Meanwhile, Banglamung
officials are working quickly to drain the South Pattaya drainage canal.
