I know it's the rainy season, but the storms that are passing through are crazy.
Yesterday morning and this morning saw heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms.
Of course, the heaviest rain was at the time that Christopher had to leave for work. Today he could catch the bus near the house, so just a couple of minutes' walk. Most days, he has to walk about half an hour to get to the bus stop. I thought about asking Mikey to drop him off, but the rain was so heavy that I didn't think it was safe!
A news segment I saw earlier today was showing the city that we live in. The river has overflowed; some places are flooded, and there has been a landslide. Looks very bad in some areas. Where we are, we are alright, at the moment!
I went shopping this afternoon and managed to get a little video on the way back.
In the second video, you can see trees that are halfway submerged. The areas on both sides of the river are used as parks, there are sports fields dotted around and lovely walks. Most of the areas are public, but a few places are being farmed! I think this was planned that way; the roads on both sides are very high, but the areas next to the road are at the same level as the river. The idea is to have a big flood plain, with roads built very high so that the areas after that are protected from floods. Not sure that makes sense, basically there's a river, flood plain, high road, then the areas that are being lived in, some houses, lots of farmland.
This rain is forecast to last until Tuesday, when the heat will start. The forecast is for a temperature of 33℃. I guess summer has really started.
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