PATTAYA: Banglamung District Chief Anusak Phiriyamon and Pattaya Mayor Poramese Ngamphichet on Thursday morning inspected flood-hit Pacific Village in North Pattaya and handed out emergency supplies after overnight downpours sent water surging into homes and brought down the brick walls of two houses.
The officials, joined by deputy mayors, city councilors and relevant agencies, arrived at about 10 a.m. on September 24th at the housing estate on a soi opposite Hollywood Pattaya. Continuous heavy rain had caused runoff to inundate residences. Two homes were damaged when concrete-block walls collapsed.
The district chief delivered 60 relief bags to affected households to ease immediate hardship and directed agencies to survey the damage and speed up assistance.
Mayor Poramese said Pattaya’s drainage system can normally handle about 60–70 millimeters of rain a day. Persistent storms from Sept. 23–27, including more than 100 millimeters overnight, overwhelmed several areas.
Pacific Village had previously functioned as a manageable catchment point, he said. Surrounding land has since been filled to higher levels, and the collapse of the two walls allowed water from Third Road to pour into the community, damaging homes.
Officials focused first on helping residents return to their houses as soon as possible. The Social Welfare Bureau and community leaders were collecting reports of hardship and surveying losses to household goods, bedding, work equipment and building structures so compensation can be considered under existing rules.
Pattaya City also dispatched teams to other flooded spots and said it is tracking conditions as the city continues to deal with standing water.
City Hall said pumps were running at full capacity, including in Soi Khao Noi, with extra staff deployed overnight during the peak of the crisis. Traffic was closed at chronic flood points for safety. Residents can report problems or request sandbags by calling 1337. Officials asked the public not to dump trash that blocks drains.
Pattaya said it will compile damage assessments to support budget requests and drainage upgrades, and will look for ways to stop similar flooding from recurring.