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	&ldquo;The flash flooding started at about 5am and lasted a couple of hours,&rdquo; Lt Col Suttichai Tianpho of the Patong Police told the Phuket Gazette.</div>
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	&ldquo;Some of our computers were damaged during the flood, as we were not able to move them to a higher floor in time.</div>
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	&ldquo;The water is now being drained from the building. Everything else at the station is running normally,&rdquo; said Col Suttichai</div>
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	Motorists on Nanai Road and Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Road also found themselves in difficulty this morning as the two roads were stuck in the deluge.</div>
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	&ldquo;Flash flooding also inundated Phang Muang Sai Kor Road, which runs behind Jungceylon shopping mall,&rdquo; said Col Suttichai.</div>
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	Patong Hospital was affected by the storm, but able to recover quickly.</div>
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	&ldquo;Rainwater flooded the carpark, but our ambulances were still able to get in and out. It has now been drained,&rdquo; Patong Hospital Director Sirichai Silpa-archa confirmed to the Gazette.</div>
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Patong Police Station goes for a swim during Phuket flash flood

The carpark and first floor of Patong Police Station were underwater early this morning as a heavy rainstorm blasted through Phuket.