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Nai Harn's sea wall after a weekend pounding: five rough days forecast

Sea Walls Tumble, Storms Rain on Phuket Parades

Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Sea Wall, Parade Photo Album Above

AS LOCALS examined this wrecked sea wall at Nai Harn beach on Phuket, warnings were being issued today about dangerous weather and high seas that could last five more days.

Repairing sea walls - and building new ones - will become a priority as Phuket's 19 local authorities assess the damage from the wild tides of the past 72 hours.

With two fire trucks splashing streams of water on piles of sand to clear the roadway at low-lying Kalim beach, north of Patong, today (see our photo album above) the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation issued a warning letter to all the island's authorities.

Landslips become more likely as the continuing rain makes steep slopes less stable, and this is especially so on construction sites.

Entranced warriors of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival face more rain on their parades.

The downpours have yet to quench the action, which continues on Wednesday and every day until October 16. With fireworks exploding underfoot, a falling raindrop or two is probably no bad thing.

Fishermen and construction workers, however, will be wise to watch and wait for the parades - as well as the storms - to pass.
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Looks like hell, doesn't it? I wish it could be cleaned up sometime soon; salvage can be. And then maybe during next year's "low season", a qualified structural engineer will have a go at it.

Posted by peter rawai on October 13, 2010 11:58

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Never hear about breakwater dam?? In Holland this is very common... I had passing been there many times and I could see, day after day, the sea eating the small tongue of beach... Fix in the right way and never happen anymore!!

Posted by Richard on October 13, 2010 14:25


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