Major flooding in Bangsaphan

[bsb]

to the best of my knowledge very few people in Suan Luang farang or Thai have insurance for floods

[migrant]

It is staggering to see the damage and all the heartbreak you folk must be suffering. I hope the skies are blue now.

We were in Bang Saphan for a few days at the beginning of February. I hope Theatre Villa is OK.

Theatre is fine. We are next door and had some bad problems, a little on the Theatre's side, but they are fine

[Big Boy]

I don't think anybody has answered my question (apologies if somebody did). Did they give any warning before opening the dams? Anywhere else that would be corporate manslaughter if they did and people died if no warning was given.

An hour's warning would have at least given people time to move possessions higher within their dwellings.

[bazfaz]

It is staggering to see the damage and all the heartbreak you folk must be suffering. I hope the skies are blue now.

We were in Bang Saphan for a few days at the beginning of February. I hope Theatre Villa is OK.

Theatre is fine. We are next door and had some bad problems, a little on the Theatre's side, but they are fine

Is yours the house right by the beach next to Theatre? When we were there at the beginning of February there was a storm and waves caused quite a few problems. But it must be worse this time.

[buksida]

I don't think anybody has answered my question (apologies if somebody did). Did they give any warning before opening the dams? Anywhere else that would be corporate manslaughter if they did and people died if no warning was given.

You really think something as logical and sensible as this would happen in Thailand?

[Big Boy]

That'll be a no then. Incredible, considering the potential dire consequences. I wonder if the guy with his finger on the button can sleep at night.

[indie73]

Hello

Im supposed to come to Bang Saphan in a few days, I was going to stay at the Theater Villa and go volunteer at Headrock shelter but I've just seen your posts about the floods... Are things back to normal? Do you if more heavy rains are supposed to come?

Thank you for your updates,

Hélène

[Big Boy]

There you go, you're all going to get very rich, and live happily ever after.

http://news.sanook.com/2127922/

[migrant]

It is staggering to see the damage and all the heartbreak you folk must be suffering. I hope the skies are blue now.

We were in Bang Saphan for a few days at the beginning of February. I hope Theatre Villa is OK.

Theatre is fine. We are next door and had some bad problems, a little on the Theatre's side, but they are fine

Is yours the house right by the beach next to Theatre? When we were there at the beginning of February there was a storm and waves caused quite a few problems. But it must be worse this time.

We are next to the theater on the south side. Last year we had high seas in Jan and Feb, but OK. The bungalow is temporary, will build back a ways in 2017

[Mike Parker]

Bangkok media reporting that storms and flooding belting Kho Samui and areas of Surat Thani Saturday.Quite a way from you guys we hope.

[buksida]

Hello

Im supposed to come to Bang Saphan in a few days, I was going to stay at the Theater Villa and go volunteer at Headrock shelter but I've just seen your posts about the floods... Are things back to normal? Do you if more heavy rains are supposed to come?

Thank you for your updates,

Hélène

Welcome to the forum, yes, things are back to normal again now - skies are blue again!

[buksida]

Took some shots today of some of the beach damage, this is all south of the Coral Hotel ...

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[Big Boy]

There are a few structures very close to the edge there. I have seen the effects of not dealing with such erosion on my beach walks from Hua Hin to Cha-Am. Those vertical walls of sand gradually crumble, and nature steals more and more land. There is a marked difference between properties that have kept on top of the erosion problem, and those who leave it to nature. Once nature takes a foothold, it moves fast.

[Burginator]

Wie schauen die Bungalows im 8twentythree aus? Wäre über ein Nachricht erfreut.
Gruß Jürgen

[buksida]

Flood water receded a couple of weeks ago - all is fine now.