2021-9 Buritaca River Rises with Powerful Storm Causing Much Damage.
A surprisingly powerful storm hit the Sierra last week with an unprecedented amount of rain. The Buritaca River rose higher than anyone can remember. Landslides barreled down the mountains. Our plantain patch was wiped out by a landslide. The Buritaca River rose up as high as the bathroom and the plastic toilet floated away! The battery of the solar panel was damaged. The kitchen was wiped clean - dishes, pots and pans, food - all went down river! The hoses that carried water to the house and fields were buried or lost. Wood that was being stored for future projects - gone!
The destruction in the village by the ocean was great also.
Nevertheless, work is steadily progressing on Tierra Negra, rebuilding. We are making a terrace higher up, to make another shelter.
A surprisingly powerful storm hit the Sierra last week with an unprecedented amount of rain. The Buritaca River rose higher than anyone can remember. Landslides barreled down the mountains. Our plantain patch was wiped out by a landslide. The Buritaca River rose up as high as the bathroom and the plastic toilet floated away! The battery of the solar panel was damaged. The kitchen was wiped clean - dishes, pots and pans, food - all went down river! The hoses that carried water to the house and fields were buried or lost. Wood that was being stored for future projects - gone!
The destruction in the village by the ocean was great also.
Nevertheless, work is steadily progressing on Tierra Negra, rebuilding. We are making a terrace higher up, to make another shelter.