RELEASED: 23 Sep 2018 at 17:20
Heavy rain on Sunday flooded numerous roadways in Bangkok, consisting of the significant arteries of Ratchadaphisek and Ramkhamhaeng. Pictures published on Twitter revealed flooding at Rajamangala National Arena.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration reported stretches of 17 various roadways were undersea.
Pattaya and Bang Lamung districts in Chon Buri were likewise struck by downpour on Sunday. The rainstorm began around 1pm and lasted about 2 hours, flooding various roadways and triggering traffic jam.
Pattaya’s Beach Roadway, consisting of the Strolling Street area, saw water levels increase to in between 30 and 50 centimetres. Authorities and volunteers assisted move stalled cars and trucks to greater ground.
The worst hit location of the resort city was a roadway running parallel to the eastern train tracks, with water increasing to one metre in locations.
The flooding in the majority of locations began to go away when the rain stopped.
Rain in the eastern, northeastern, main and southern areas was because of a weather condition system blowing into the nation from the South China Sea, stated Chaicharn Sitthiworranan in the Meteorological Department’s day-to-day projection on Sunday. Rain will continue Monday, the forecaster included.
Netizens on social networks indicated Hurricane Trami as the reason for heavy rains in the nation however Mr Chaicharn dismissed the claims.
” Hurricane Tsami will have no influence on the weather condition in Thailand,” he stated, however recommended tourists to Taiwan and the Chinese coast near Taiwan check weather from Monday to Wednesday as Trami is approaching those locations.
