April storm smashes Pattaya

April 12, 2021 by David Herd

April storm smashes Pattaya

April storm smashes Pattaya, In the 10 years I have lived here I think this was the most intense storm I have experienced. The thunder & lightning was unbelievable, I thought Armageddon had finally arrived.

Dogs on the roof

I love this photo, credit to Pattaya News.

Black clouds arrive

That’s the MYTT Hotel in Soi 3.

Visibility over the bay is disappearing.

It was much worse than this over the next hour or so.

There goes the beach

Opposite Soi 4 in North Pattaya. There is no way the drains & gutters could contain the incredible volume of water.

New pumps opposite Soi 6

The council are trying to control the storm damage to the beach.

These new pumps can’t handle the volume.

The best solution is to accept the inevitable damage & send in the excavators quickly to repair the damage.

And that’s what they did…..

The following morning on April 12 the cavalry arrived.

They need to retrieve a lot of sand

As you can clearly see many tons of sand has been washed into the bay. If anyone thinks they can find a way to stop this happening, I have some advice for them, FORGET IT. 🙂

Huge volume of sand

This gives you an idea of the amount of sand that is swept into Pattaya Bay.

Two of the many things I love about living in Thailand are the magic sunsets,& the magnificent storms that demonstrate all of Mother Natures incredible power.

Soi Buakhao flooded in April, 2021.

Watch this video on YouTube

They have seen it all before. 🙂

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Earthquake damages Kumamoto Castle

November 19, 2016 by David Herd

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Kumamoto Tram

Earthquake damages Kumamoto Castle

Earthquake damages Kumamoto Castle, I was travelling on the Shinkansen from Hiroshima to Kagoshima & decided to spend 24 hours in Kumamoto to see the earthquake damage to the beautiful castle. I am very glad I stopped, firstly the damage was more than I expected, secondly Kumamoto turned out to be yet another very interesting Japanese city. The colourful efficient trams were a great way to move around the city.

Comfortable, cheap & efficient

My hotel the Toyoko Inn was in a terrific location but I couldn’t check in until 3 pm so I took a tram to the castle and walked around the perimeter.

First glimpse of the castle

My first reaction was there didn’t seem to be much damage, however I was totally wrong.

Not too much damage on this side

However the further around I went the worse the damage was.

The extent of the damage is starting to show

Naturally the castle is closed due to the damage and lots of work is being carried out.

Crumbling walls

Very few structures have survived the centuries since the castle’s construction in 1607. The original castle keep burnt down in 1877 just before the siege in in the Seinan Civil War.

Three years to repair wall

The city hopes to repair the main keep within three years, while the rest of the grounds are expected to require about 20 years to be fully repaired.

What a mess

Naturally as you would expect the castle grounds are closed to the public indefinitely until further notice. Knowing the nature of Japanese workmen they will ensure the repaired buildings and grounds will be close to perfect for the public to once again enjoy this great Japanese castle.