weather.

so this is what happened on Thursday in Baja California, Mexico. (I wasn't there though.)

Here is a before-esque shot.





This video shows water in a almost always dry river bed. This river runs through the town I lived in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmjGkSUnqiI

Close up of the bridge in my town, crumbling. the first seconds are cool, middle is boring...and the last 2 seconds are sweet. The river is stinking WIDE. 4x4's and people on Zip lines are currently crossing it. It seems there is a lot less water now than there was during the storm on Thursday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTxrsS2tqOo&feature=related

This is one of the 6 bridges down between my town and the States...check it crumble.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frlQD9_ptpU&feature=related

This screen shot shows the long gray strip that is the river. This is def. a dry photo. I love the way it curves in the mountains. I'm supposed to go visit in 3 weeks. I hope the bridges get rebuilt by then...

Apparently there is tons of dead wood 10-15 feet high at the beach now, washed down from the mountains which is great b/c it takes a lot of work for trees to grow in the desert. Everybody loves free firewood!

Although all of this is "exciting" it's also sad for the people it affects negatively. People's shelters falling down because the mud they are built on is eroded away. Drinking water being polluted with out house water. Food/Propane/Gasoline shortages. Pray for them.

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