Rainy Days

When it rains it pours - how true here in Santiago. When it rains our streets turn into rivers. When it rains hard the drainage system is not capable of handling the amount of water that accumulates. There is also the additional complication of all the trash that is thrown on the street every day which is pulled into the system by the flow of the water. The garbage covers and fills up the grates, the water backs up and the end result is flooding on the street and in people's houses.

Thankfully the waters subside within a few hours, so if you are patient you can get where you need to go. This is just another aspect of life in the DR that we become accostumed to especially during the rainy season.

(posted by Kathy Strackbein)