Rain, Rain, Go Away

Flooded street in Almirante

Not a lot of news lately. I’ve been locked in discussions with the PC Staff over my grant proposal and cleaning up paperwork details with MINSA on official water committee status in the grant communities.

Mudslide on the road to La Gloria

Efforts have been hampered by the weather. We’ve had another 4 day rain event, which caused flooding, mudslides and fallen trees all over this area and Panama in general. That's 82 hours of CONTINUOUS rain !!

Worst hit was the Colon area (Caribbean end of Canal), which is all built on filled land about 5 feet above sea level with really poor drainage.

Tree across the road to Valle Risco - bus had to turn back