Can't stand the rain....

Apart from it being an old song by Tina Turner, it will come as no surprise that the roads in Cairo don't have drains. That's probably why I've never contributed to the enthralling manhole cover thread.
Actually there are one or two drains on the estate where I live. However, they aren't very effective as they are soon blocked by sand/dust and they can't stand any rain falling as they fail to do their job.

This morning there was an unheard of rain/hail storm that no doubt will cause havoc on the roads. I have a dinner engagement later so I expect it will take a lot longer than normal to get there.
A quick picture while it was happening shows my rather brown lawn now covered in white spots -





When it had finished I went to my bedroom balcony to view the road outside –





Aha! thought I. I see the drain on the corner is overflowing. I bet the road around the corner is flooded.
So I go for a look.





Yep, definitely overflowing –





Follow the water –





And there it is –









It’ll take quite some days to clear. I expect within an hour or two some car will get stuck.
Anyway, I saw the reflections thing was happening so I decided to snap some more, just for fun –





Walked back to my car and there were more –









And that was the end of my excitement for the morning.