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‘biblical’ downpour leads to extensive flooding
•The• widespread flooding that hit the area this week appears to be the culmination of one of the wettest hua hin
years on record, and many long term residents have asserted that they have never experienced such a heavy and sustained downpour in the last twenty years. Few areas escaped completely unscathed, with the AWOL offices being located in one of the lucky zones, and the town centre and the south of the town were, as is often the case, the hardest hit, with particular problems in sois 102 and 112. The giant pumps that were installed in Soi 102 a couple of years ago were unable to handle the sheer volume of water. The area around Market Village was also deep underwater, with the neighbouring Selasian school closing for one day, and again, this is a familiar story there. Khao Takiab was badly hit too, with part of the road near the temple collapsing, apparently due to subsidence of the ground underneath. Some cars and bikes attempting to traverse the waters in the area fell victim to unseen hazards, and many locals took to small boats to get around and help their neighbours. It is hard to know if it is possible to build any systems capable of dealing with such large volumes of water in such a short space of time, especially when the obvious place to push the water, the sea, is invariably at high tide at the same time. However this does seem to becoming a more frequent event, and both the authorities, businesses and individuals need to be aware of this in planning for the future. The good news is that it is rare for any flooding to last more than a few hours once the rain stops, and the forecast from now on is for dry, sunny weather, which is the norm for December and the following two or three months. There may be the odd thunderstorm during this period, but we should have seen the end of such biblical downpours for many weeks now. We hope anybody who has been affected has not suffered too badly.