Recent pics of flooding in PP 2023

Post by **Clutch Cargo** » Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:50 am

It's that time again..

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:52 am

with the filing up of the lake and building new housing estates/malls/condos... where can the water go but into the roads??

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:38 pm

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:52 am with the filing up of the lake and building new housing estates/malls/condos... where can the water go but into the roads??

Sure, all those condos around the palace and Psah Kandal.

Lucky you live in Thailand where it never floods.

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Tue Jul 04, 2023 1:00 pm

John Bingham wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:38 pm
phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:52 am with the filing up of the lake and building new housing estates/malls/condos... where can the water go but into the roads??
Sure, all those condos around the palace and Psah Kandal.

Lucky you live in Thailand where it never floods.

who said that?
Patong every year has the same problem, filed up the land to build, now water runs down the streets.

schlarry · Post by **schlarry** » Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:21 pm

Bangkok is one of the most susceptible cities in the world to rising sea levels, along with Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is less than 10m above sea level, and iirc, Bangkok is lower.

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:19 pm

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 1:00 pm
John Bingham wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:38 pm
phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:52 am with the filing up of the lake and building new housing estates/malls/condos... where can the water go but into the roads??
Sure, all those condos around the palace and Psah Kandal.

Lucky you live in Thailand where it never floods.
who said that?
Patong every year has the same problem, filed up the land to build, now water runs down the streets.

The whole city was built on wetlands, the drainage system just gets overwhelmed when there is very heavy rain. The front of the palace always used to flood anytime it rained, now it rarely does. Meanwhile you blame it on a lake two kilometers away that has no affect on the area.

Bongmab69 · Post by **Bongmab69** » Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:33 pm

i have seen exactly the same in july 2016. It was impossible to go from Olalas to Sharkeys at 5 pm. And when i took a tuktuk at 10 pm everything was dry again . . .

Kammekor · Post by **Kammekor** » Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:38 pm

schlarry wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:21 pm Bangkok is one of the most susceptible cities in the world to rising sea levels, along with Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is less than 10m above sea level, and iirc, Bangkok is lower.

There are literally hundreds of coastal cities which will flood before Phnom Penh even gets wet feet.
Bangkok, susceptible, I agree, but Phnom Penh. No way. Not in another few centuries.

Last night's flooding was inevitable, if there still had been lakes, parts would have flooded too, although maybe the drainage would have happened faster. Water was gone very fast by the way, supported by the very low level of both Tonle Sap and Mekong rivers.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:44 am

Phnom Penh Administration Pleads for Public Understanding of the Flood as a Natural Factor

Cambodia News (Phnom Penh): 4 July 2023: The Capital Administration of Phnom Penh issued a statement yesterday urging citizens to remain patient amidst flooding in several areas in Phnom Penh. The administration explained that due to the heavy rainfall of 153mm, the drainage system was unable to handle the situation. This is a natural occurrence and the administration requests understanding and patience during such times.

The statement also highlighted that the current rainfall is the heaviest in the past three years, causing flooding in five Khans in the central area of Khan Sen Sok, Meanchey, Chbar Ampov, and Khan Por Sen Chey.
However, with the recent triple improvement in efficiency of the 14 pumping stations and the collective efforts of the staff of the Department of Public Works and Transport of Phnom Penh in coordination with the 14 district authorities, the floodwaters are receding quickly.

The administration urges people to participate in keeping their surroundings clean, including the areas around drainage wells in front of their homes.

xandreu · Post by **xandreu** » Wed Jul 05, 2023 10:11 am

It wasn't that long ago that people were talking of severe water shortages. I know of two people who live on the outskirts of PP that were regularly having their water cut off. Water shortages also affect many parts of the infrastructure, not just the inability to have a shower.

Whilst I'm not praising the floods, Cambodia is a country that is used to them and can deal with them reasonably effectively. Although I've been caught in the rain far too often, and been unable to get a Grab or Pass-App due to roads being blocked, I still welcome the rain rather than the danger of water shortages.

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