Several days of on an off rain, sometimes very heavy. On Thursday we had
intense rains in the middle of the island and just outside my office we had
about 9 inches of water flowing past. Luckily the rains abated and the water
went down ! Friday was more of the same, Saturday too. Many sporting events
outside were put off. There have been quite a few flash floods, electricity
and water cuts due to landslides. 163mm fell in 24 hrs on Morne Rouge, a town
to the north at the foot of the volcano Mt Pele. For this afternoon things
seem to have calmed a bit and hopefully we're over the worst. The ground is
pretty saturated and any reasonable rainfall could easily provoke more
landslides. Let's see what Huricane Season 2013 brings :-) Matthew
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