Well, how was YOUR flood weekend?

It started Tuesday. Reports that the dam upriver had broken (still don't know if this is true). A VERY heavy rainy season this year has already caused almost 200 deaths in Thailand from floods and mudslides. Reports of a storm is moving in from the East. There is no place for the water to go.

Wednesday was flood prep. Sandbags and furniture moved to the second story reminded me of the Boise River. The predictions said 3pm Wednesday. And the water level started rising.

We watched the Mae Ping swell and rush, carrying logs, trees and garbage from upriver. We watched it begin to spill over it's banks into houses, shops and roads.

By Thursday this was my boss' driveway (picture taken from the front door). The CV team ran into a little traffic problem trying to get to an appointment.

We had to find a back way. I decided to run down to the river to see the flooding Thursday night.

My normal running route by the high school was a bit inaccessible. The high school students, however, were ecstatic to get 2.5 days off school for flooding.

In the end the flooding was not nearly as bad as predicted. The water level did not rise as high as they thought it would, and the storm from the east was downgraded and ended up just being another rainy day. For us in Chiang Mai, it was a good weekend. My thoughts are with those who did not fair so well in this weather.