Five hours of torrential rain in Bangkok and surrounding areas yesterday evening paralysed parts of the city, reported Thai Rath.
Starting early evening as rush hour commuters were still trying to get home there was traffic gridlock everywhere.
Picture: Thai Rath
Especially bad were Pahonyothin Road outbound in the area of the five way Lad Prao junction in the northern part of the Thai capital as the media described the rain as arriving “maa taam nat” – on schedule!
Large areas of Chaeng Wattana. Saphan Mai and Victory monument were under so much floodwater that smaller vehicles couldn’t move at all.
City officials were out to help people try and get home and the military were drafted in in the Ramkhamhaeng area and Chaeng Wattana using large vehicles to ferry people home.
Picture: Thai Rath
Even today people are advised to use their route planners carefully to avoid areas where water may still be blocking roads.
This translator who lives in the Ratchayothin area assessed that it was the heaviest storm of the year in terms of quantity of rain and length of downpour accompanied by a dramatic lightning show.