02.10.09 Pattaya feels the effect of Typhoon Ketsana.
Typhoon Ketsana has wreaked havoc across South East Asia over the last
couple of days and is believed to have killed around 300 people. Even
here in Pattaya the effects of the Typhoon have been felt. Yesterday we
reported on the problems at three seafood restaurants on Walking Street
with a pleasure boat which came free from its anchor and caused over 1
Million Baht’s worth of damage. On Wednesday Afternoon, Pattaya City
Hall officials surveyed the damage to other vessels caused by the high
winds and stormy seas and we spotted nine boats which had sustained
damage and at least one of them had sunk and two other had become
partially submerged. Also on Wednesday Night the bad weather continued
and there were widespread reports of structural damage to houses and
other properties and at one construction site in Jomtien, there had
been a partial collapse of scaffolding. Here in Pattaya no injuries
sustained by the bad weather have been reported and the salvage
operation for the stricken boats is now underway as is repairs to
properties damaged because of Wednesday’s bad weather which thankfully
has now passed.
