Pattaya: Sunday rains bring devastating damage to resort's multi million baht beach - Thai Visa



Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Sophon Cable TV published pictures and a damning report of extensive damage to Pattaya's beach after a storm around 3.30 pm yesterday.

 

They said that huge trenches had been gouged in the beach from North to South Pattaya by runoff. 

 

They said that damage to both the environment and tourism - with many visitors in town for the Songkran holidays - was massive. 

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Operators were calling for officials to do something quick. 

 

Hundreds of millions of baht have been spent on beautifying Pattaya's beach only to see it frequently washed away as soon as it rains, notes Thaivisa.

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Hundreds more millions are currently being spent on Jomtien.

 

Drainage work is one of three priorities for Pattaya as part of their "Neo Pattaya" plan to create a tourism and business hub on the eastern seaboard.