Heavy downpours bring Phuket to a standstill
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There was chaos on the roads in downtown Phuket Wednesday after heavy downpours on Tuesday night and high tides swamped the popular tourist island. Flooding forced nine schools to close.
Traffic was almost at a standstill on many roads in the Phuket City Municipality and on roads to Phuket International Airport, due to 50cm to metre-high floodwater.
The schools that were inundated and had to close were: Phuket Wittayalai, Satree Phuket, Phutthamongkolnimit, Wittaya Sathid, Kanok Kwan Kindergarten, Muslim Wittayalai Phuket, Ban Tarua, Wat Si Sunthon and Ban Bung Khla School.
The Thai Airways flight TG 204, which was due to depart at 10.55am, had to be delayed by half an hour to wait for passengers stuck in traffic.
On Thepkrasattri Road, traffic was at a standstill for two to three kilometres.
The Nation
