Fun With Flash Floods

We don't get any rain in Mukalla, but we sure do get the effects of it. Now and then it rains really hard up in the mountains and wadis, but the ground is so parched that it absorbs absolutely nothing; the whole lot of it comes tumbling down through the hills toward the sea. On its way it gives a thorough scrubbing to many parts of our town; so it was that we happened on this scene while travelling between the airport and our apartment.


































This is the main highway along the coast, and when the rains are particularly heavy (even though they only last for twenty minutes), the floods can easily wash away large vehicles, so we were fortunate to have met with a relatively small one.
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