Styrtregn og kraftige vindstød ramte Thai resortet over mange timer onsdag nat og torsdag, forårsagende skader på ejendomme og kaos for trafikanter, sagde den lokale media fredag (18. Sep ).
De kraftige regnskyl var resultatet af en tropestorm, Vamco, som forårsagede to meter høje bølger og kraftig blæst i Gulf of Thailand.
Borgmesteren i Pattaya, Ittipol Khunpluem, sagde at katastrofedeklæringen ville hjælpe med at formidle statslig støtte og assistance til området på trods af at de fleste oversvømmelserne var på retur, rapporterede Bangkok Post fredag.
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The government declared four other provinces - Trat, Chanthaburi, Surin and Si Sa Ket - disaster areas after they were battered by downpours caused by the tropical storm.
Residents living in danger zones have been evacuated and authorities were assisting the flood victims.
Nearly 400 tourists, who were stranded on Koh Lan, were eventually rescued, The Nation reported.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has urged agencies to help affected people, The Nation quoted a government spokesman as saying.
Meteorological officials said the wet weather would likely continue over the next few days.
Tourism in Pattaya is expected to drop by 20 to 30 per cent this weekend due to the heavy rains, according to the Eastern Chapter of the Thai Hotels Association.
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