Video: The flooding of Sana’a
July 10th, 2007 by Torstein Schiøtz Worren
Yesterday, torrential rains hit Sana’a creating flooding all over the city. My house and my room faces the Sailah, a ‘river’ that is used as a road all year long as it only rains during the summer months, and then usually not enough to create problems for traffic.
Yet, once in a while it floods properly and there are always a few drivers who think they can push on a little further before driving up on dry land to brave the jams that always form when this important road is impassable. Unfortunately for them, the Sailah receives a lot of the rain falling on the city, creating flash floods that can catch up with a car in moments. Yesterday the water level in the Sailah was the highest our neighbours can remember for years.
Use this link to see the video i put together from yesterday’s action outside my house:
Anders wrote on 07/12/07 at 15:27 :
Priceless!!!