Update
Photos about the effect of the rain in LSA Anaconda Militry camp in Balad [Iraq] published by Dan in the Desert, take a look
This is Palestine Street where I used to live, because of the rain now it is a kind of a river, for much bigger image click here
And this used to be the garden in my house, for much bigger image click here
Nice house! Hope there was no flooding inside the house, and something gets done about the drainage. Is it close to the river or just in a low lying area?
No it was raining for a few days and the drainages are not working, yes the water was inside the house
That’s terrible! What kind of drainage do they have there, underground storm drains or open culverts? This area (US, east Colorado plains) is prone to flash flooding on occasion, but I haven’t suffered any as a result.
Ladybird, this looks like parts of New Orleans. I think you could “enjoy” the flooding there easily. :-)
Seriously , it is a pain in the neck, though
Mike mostly the drainage system is underground but in the poor areas like “Al-Sadr city” there is no drainage system. But doesn’t matter even the drainage system is not working after 3 years of no maintaining