Thursday, August 12, 2010

Après le deluge

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Thursday, August 12, 2010

August is the rainy season in Mongolia, and last night we had a tremendous lightening and thunder to accompany the rain. It doesn't take much rain to flood Ulaanbaatar's streets (poor drainage system I guess?), and this morning was no exception.

Walking through the city this morning the streets were filled with the sound of cars driving through water. Kind of like the cars fording a river...

Big huge dirty rooster tails everywhere--watch out!