Eyewitness: Flooding in Pathum Thani
Ramon Frissen has been living in Bangkok for nine years and has an IT company there. Fortunately, he himself was not affected by the floods.
Today he decided to go to Pathum Thani journey to collect clothes for his wife's aunt from her flooded home. Ramon also took his camera with him. Read his report.
“The drive from Bangkok to Pathum Thani was intense due to heavy thunderstorms and extreme downpours. But once we arrived in Pathum Thani, the sun was shining. I didn't get far with my car, the water was at least 50 cm high. I then decided to drive back a bit and park my car at a Tesco Lotus. Here the water was only 20 cm high and I could park my car. To my surprise, the supermarket was open as usual.
A large truck took people into the flooded disaster area, I was also allowed to go. On the way, I looked my eyes out. The image of a number of lorries without a driver made it clear that it was not responsible to continue driving. To continue my way I went looking for a boat. An almost impossible job because boats are scarce in a flooded area.
After walking about a kilometer in the median I was able to arrange a canoe. I could continue my way, sailing. It was not easy to keep my camera dry and not to go under myself. What I saw made a big impression on me: damage, a lot of damage and human suffering. Despite all the misery, the ภาษาไทย the courage in it. After seeing my camera I was cheerfully waved at, I just smiled back. Of course I also got some angry looks but they were in the minority. Unfortunately I did not see any help, it was mostly the residents themselves who collected their belongings, food and water.
After taking some pictures I returned and left for Bangkok, deeply impressed by what I had seen with my own eyes.”
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Dear Ramon,
What a misery and so very sad for the residents. Drove past Future Park and Erg Rangsit yesterday. Sad as it looks, but remarkable how the population
deals with it. Just like nothing happened.
I have been here for three weeks with my Thai other half in our house on Klong4. This is just past Dreamworld on the right when viewed from Pathum Thani.
Fortunately, no flooding here. What I do find remarkable is the reporting.
This is often contradictory. No idea if we are at risk here or not.
Anyone have a crystal ball for us??
Good Luck and Greetings
Kidney
phantum thani is not an ordinary neighborhood…
10 mil bath cars are no exception there…
photo's report shows more of disaster tourism
Then it actually has an important function: to show that it is not only the poor that is at fault.
Cars over 10 million? I understand that there are houses worth more than 10 million euros there, but cars of Euro 250.000+ no, I have not seen a drowned BMW. It is a shame that the people there were not warned and were surprised by the flood in the night and did not have time to flee.
Every journalist is a disaster tourist, until he shares his findings with others through the media. Then he is a conduit, in this case of the misery of the Thai population.
You may use the word "disaster tourist", three times my comment was simply deleted by the clan
Ok, next time I'll take the "Dikke Van Dale " to look for synonyms.
I maintain that some Thais are not pleased with the fact that a Westerner just takes some pictures of their suffering.0
I saw the same today in Lat Krabang, the city was flooding and a farang liked to film everything and then comment to his friend.
Now he did receive comments from the people in Thai, but did not understand it, nor did I, for that matter, but my companion, my wife's cousin, translated it, and these were not kind words.
These were not journalists, tourists.
As a tourist I wouldn't be able to film someone else's suffering.
Journalism is something completely different, and a journalist is therefore objective in the facts
John, sorry, I was talking about those people in Lat Krabang, not Ramon Frisen