Mudslide takes out Water Supply

Sensational stuff yesterday, here at the quinta! We have had lots of rain, 3 days solid probably. About midday yesterday there was a bang and a thud and then the sound of a geyser of water spurting down the garden and hitting one of the galvanised roofs. From the cottage windows we couldn't make head or tail of it. But closer inspection revealed that the concrete junction box for the mains water supply (plus meter) was now down about 10 feet from where it used to be on the track. It was now in the garden, upside down. And the water was trained across the garden.

Can we take all this drama on our very own doorstep?

Of course it meant that once the water in the pipes was gone we would be without tap water. We filled as many containers as we could. Our landlady brought water with her from the font. And for flushing the loo we could make do with buckets filled up with water from the butts.


However all that was unnecessary. The landlady and a neighbour did a great job of patching up the disaster area and getting us reconnected to the mains.

The bank where the concrete box used to be has disintegrated. The temporary fix is dripping water. And as they rigged up the meter again, we will be paying for any water leakage. Let's hope the camara (council) get it sorted out sooner rather than later. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for them to come out and sort it.

Watch out for the next installment!

By the way, it's raining again today.