a city in water
I haven’t been able to check my gmail account for a bit because the internet here has been unbelievably slow and unstable. But thanks to everyone who emailed to check up on me and the monsoon flooding here. I am safe and sound, although the extreme rain these past few days has caused extreme flooding everywhere. In Chittagong, a city close by, mudslides killed 84 people and still several hundred are missing. Here in Dhaka, water in some areas were up a few feet high. I’m not sure why a proper drainage system isn’t a priority here; workers were manually digging trenches to get street water flowing to a nearby lake.
If I were brave I’d have taken my camera out to take some pictures, but knowing that I am here for work and representing my company, I have an obligation to remain safe and decently sane. But here are some snapshots from the local newspaper:
- Dhaka Life | Time: 10:23 am (UTC+8)
holy crap, that’s a lot of water.
Comment by davide — June 12, 2007 @ 10:33 am
Jeni, my schedule…
7/22 —- fly from Beijing to Xining/City
7/23-7/26 —- tour in Xining & Qinghai/province
7/26-7/27 —- train from Xining to Lasa/city
7/28-8/3 —- tour in Lhasa & Xizan/province
8/3 — fly from Lhasa to Beijing
8/4 — fly from Beijing to DC
Comment by Jie — June 15, 2007 @ 9:27 pm