When it rains...

We had a very impressive storm tonight - it was amazing to see how quickly the ground turned from being a dust bowl to being completely flooded. The photo below is taken from our front door looking across the yard to the girl's hostel. There isn't the drainage system so although the house has gutters and downpipes they discharge straight on to the ground a small distance from the house. Thankfully the floor of the house is a couple of feet higher!