Ganyliel floods (week 1)

The original big break in the road

Someone who was trying to cross the "break" was swept away by the current into the field/ now swamp

 

Other "patched" weak spots in the road

This field was dry 4 days before this picture was taken (as we had not seen rain in over a month)

 

Crossing around the break and careful not to get swept away

 

Another break in the road, this one 1.5 km from our compound and growing on a daily basis

Assessing how we can dam the break in the road (the current had been so strong that it had striped away layers of dirt, causing there to be a drop-off and causing the hole to grow in depth as well as width)

 

Assessing the road further towards Tayar (the port) for additional breaks in the road

Trying to block the field that has many homes (tukuls) and also connects to the GY airstrip

The ground has been so dry that the water you see slowing moving towards GY moves along the cracks in the earth and sits ontop of the ground until the ground soften to take it in.  You could see the water trickling across the ground in the morning, moving towards us.

Showing the strength of the current and the depth of the hole to the team as we further asses how to plug the hole

 

Teamed with the community, the hole is getting patched--- there is no more "road" but at least there is a small path to walk-along ontop of the damn