Pickup truck slammed into the water on Surat Thani as storms sterling the holiday island
PUBLISHED: 28 Dec 2024 at 18: 18
Sur THANI — On Saturday, heavy rain slammed some districts in this southern Thai state and sparked runoff on Koh Phangan, a popular tourist island.
In Thong Nai Phan community Moo 5 in tambon Phan Tai, an unoccupied pickup truck parked on a street was swept into the water by surging runoff from nearby rocks.
A picture of the delivery being swept ahead was shared online and went viral.
The visitor island’s Ban Thong Nai Phan class was likewise flooded. Under 30 centimeters of water were present in one college building and its restaurant. School staff couldn’t move their belongings to higher ground in due course because of the powerful current’s rapid entry into the substance. Luckily, the school was closed for the New Year vacations.
According to rock discharge, floodwaters on the main street in front of the Koh Phangan city hall, Super Cheap retailer, and convenience stores even kept rising. The street was impassable for smaller cars.
Somewhere, in Tha Chana city of Surat Thani, heavy rains overwhelmed drainage outlets at town Moo 10 in tambon Samorthong, sending excessive fluids to storm roads. The flood and forest discharge hit tambon Pak Mak in the Chaiya area.  ,
The Ban Thong Nai Phan class on Koh Phangan is flooded with water because of the floodwaters. ( Photo: Koh Phangan Facebook )
( Video: Yingyung Thamonzz Facebook )