Uh Oh.

To balance out the rainy seasons from December to February and from April to June, the Surinamese rain forest experiences a short dry season during March. This year, however, rain continues to fall heavily every day, and the water level is the highest that I have ever seen…and it steadily is rising. Considering the devastating floods we have had in the last few years, this does not bode well.

To curb the effects of certain disaster, I appealed to Red Cross to help me do something to prepare the people for the coming deluge. Unfortunately, part of the city already had flooded and Red Cross headquarters was a meter under water.

The water has since receded, but the weather patterns do not look good for when the really heavy rains start falling next month.