The aftermath

Not a Jetski - a motorbike!

So its Monday and the scale of the weekend rains is clearer. Over 30 people died. Some were drowned after manhole covers were lifted to speed the drainage of water and the holes became submerged in the flood. People wading by fell into the holes and were sucked into the drains where they drowned. 425mm fell over Friday and Saturday and this lunchtime I still had to choose my route carefully to avoid streets which are still under a foot of water. Some of our staff did not get to work and our maid had the ground floor of her house completely flooded.

The rain has stopped. It has not rained for about 12 hours now and everyone is hoping it will stay like that. Traffic is starting to get back to normal and no doubt a big clean up is going on somewhere.

The rains have now moved south and other parts of the country are being hammered. I expect there will be an appeal for donations from the body which regulates foreign enterprises. It may be compulsory but I really don't mind on occasions like this.