2023 may go down as one of the nation’s wettest years. The rains would simply not stop, thus the environment has become watery.
Meteorology has been accurate in its forecasts putting the public in readiness for the natural phenomenon. The wets have conformed to the normal pattern of alternating the scorching sun.
In the night of May 21st into the small hours of 22nd night, the clouds discharged a downpour that could have mixed consequences.
Out of the heavy rainfalls are predictable outcomes.
1. Floodings.
2. Power cuts
3. The spew of garbage into the open.
4. Fire outbreaks
5. A headache for the homeless.
6. Agricultural bumper harvest
7. Rain overloads could destroy crops in farmlands.
8. Escalation in the risks for all modes of transportation, especially road transport.
9. A disorderly public transport system has been a corollary to rain.
10. People throw garbage into running water.
11. Possibility of tragedies as children are usually washed away.
12. Cholera outbreak in parts of the country with poor sanitary conditions.
13. Thieves could strike in the emergency of downpours.
14. The pluvial induces seasonal demand, items bought may include umbrellas, raincoats, and waterspouts.
15. Open-air activities such as construction are curtailed.
16. It improves the soil’s water table and levels of surface water.
17. Rains are boons to biodiversity and micro-organisms in the soil.
