Rain rain rain

Over the last hour, Freetown's roads have been turned into rivers. As I sit in this internet cafe I am looking out over a petrol station and road. One side is completely unusable and is flowing fast enough that to be on it in a canoe would be quite a lot of fun.

Anything smaller than a 4x4 is not bothering to use it, and people who try to cross and being pushed further and further downstream. The irony of the taps that have been dry for 8 days hardly needs pointing out, but the World Service did lead their news bulletin last night with "Water Water Everywhere, but not a drop to drink...".

According the BBC, average rainfall in Freetown in August is 902mm, this compares with the rainiest time in London (I think November) of under 50mm...