good news, bad news...

Good news: Two consecutive days of strong downpours. Stronger, so I have heard, than has been seen in years. Surprisingly, the heavy rain makes driving safer, as the tens of thousands of pedestrians crowding the roadways disappear to huts and shelter.

Bad news: The shelters are better at protecting from rainfall than mudslides. And in a city full of squatters filling rocky hillsides, the results have been tragic. More than one area has experienced mudslides.

More news later.