Samui flash flooding, March 2011

Samui flash flooding, March 2011

Yesterday saw a bit of very unusual rain around Samui and Southern Thailand. Normally it should be dry and hot this time of the year and rain like this is out of schedule so to speak.

In Bang Rak the fire brigade had to come out and pump water off the street. Since my return from Koh Lanta, this section of the road in Bang Rak seems to floods even when you throw a bucket of water out of your house. It looks like the water doesn't have an option to go to the beach, as if somebody build a wall and closed it off and prevents the natural water flow towards the ocean.

Chaweng hills near the ring road were covered in low hanging clouds and it looked like the rain could start again any moment.

Bang Rak bay is filled up to the rafters with fishing boats and loads of other boats looking for shelter for the wind and waves. The amount of fishing boats lining up in the bay gives you a good indication how rough it is out there. The ferries to Koh Phangan and Koh Tao should be no pleasure ride.

Today might have some more rain and than it should clear up again until the 24th March, when more rain and strong wind is predicted.

Camille