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 Heavy rains caused flooding in the local airport residential

Heavy rainfall on the afternoon of the 25th of March inundated the whole town, turning airport residential into a water village. The downpour went on for about an hour and the drainage system was not able to take that much water. Water flowed into homes on streets at ground level-which normally don't see any water even during heavy storms! A big tree was snapped off by the wind that accompanied this flood, damaging several properties at random. Goods still hung up from the tree remained there next day.

As the floodwaters came into my dormitory and with them our chances to be out of doors for hours, my hostel was a dry tower atop the ocean. Around us in the neighborhood, all of our roads became rivers running in every direction — sometimes slowly enough for it to be navigated with difficulty by anyone at all who tried.

People woke up in the morning to a shin deep road flooded by the night′s rain. Homes and shops were engulfed, with some buildings damaged as water seeped into them. Many people had to walk across water which came up knee high when trying get to work and school students returning from classes for lunch break--while others waited indoors, watching the floodwaters recede.

"The water entered my room, it was just terrible, and I had to lift all of my belongings up on top of anything high," said one of my neighbors who was affected by this disaster.

Flooding is a recurrent problem in airport residential during the rainy season. Poor drainage systems and the people′s failure to deal properly with their refuse usually make the situation worse whenever it rains heavily. Residents are asking for action on the part Of the local government so that future heavy rains will not produce another disaster like this.

The water has now receded on those bumpy roads. While people in the my area affected by tonight′s flooding were busy cleaning up their homes and businesses, some roads still go flashing past inaccessible areas. Many are hoping for a long-term solution to end such throw- back disasters.