It rained a lot this weekend in my city. In fact, it is still raining, although with less intensity. It has been a long time since it rained so much and for so many days in a row.
While I was at home with my wife, I didn't think people would go outside unless they had an emergency. My disappointment began the moment I had to go out to buy supplies, because we didn't have much left at home. On rainy days, hunger comes up a lot.
Of course, I went out in a quiet moment to buy bread, ground beef and some other things. The plan was always to stop by the grocery store closest my house, which by the way, the day before, I had gone too. Nothing was supposed to go wrong.
But unfortunately, the owner of the kiosc didn't show up that day, probably because of the rain or maybe because he just want to rest this Sunday. So, change of plans. It was time to walk a little far.
I just walked a little farther, the rain began to increase its intensity little by little. A small umbrella was my ally. So the heavier the rain, the far I went. I got to the area with the most commerce in my neighborhood. There I could buy what I was looking for, but I also can to observe the amount of people around, solving their problems.
There were practically the same amount of people as on a sunny day. It was at that moment that I realized that nothing stops people if they have an important need to solve. I myself went out to look for something I really needed and neither the heavy rains nor the flooded streets stopped me.
I didn't think about any of this while I was living that adventure. It was only after several hours at home that I came to all this conclusion. So crazy!
Cure or disease
I had been expecting this amount of rain for a long time. The water situation in my province has been critical these past few months. The water reservoirs were so dry that you could play soccer in them. But thank God rain has fallen and continues falling.
Life doesn't stop for a little rain as I said, but it does make it a little more difficult. While I am thankful for the amount of water we secured for the near future, I am also concerned about the harm it has caused.
There are several people who have their entire house soaked inside. Walls and roofs have also fallen. Many streets are cut off due to flooding and in general there is danger outside as well as inside. So I hope that soon the rain will calm down.
It's good that we benefit, but excesses are always dangerous. Unfortunately, we can't act based on what nature decides to do, but at least we can prevent some damage, especially in terms of repairs.
I heard rumors that there is even one person dead due to a landslide. I hope this is false. The price of the cure is to suffer a bit of another disease.
English isn't my native language. Text translated with DeepL
