Last week was a rough one for our friend, Damien. He slept at our place Sunday night as he was flooded out of his own home earlier that morning. The plains in his area simply gave way to the overflow of the river from all the heavy rains we've had. He had to trudge through waist-deep water to re-enter the house in order to retieve some of his clothes and personal belongings - this after battling an episode of malaria for the previous five days.
At the same time, usable water has been in short supply around us. The weekly delivery to the poly tanks in our back yard has actually been pretty consistent but unfortunately for many others this has not been the case. Our shower was open to guests. It's difficult to understand why an efficient system is not in place to take advantage of conserving the large amount of precipitation that occurs during the rainy season - especially when facing the very hot, dry months ahead.
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