Flooding in and around Kipili

The short rains started in earnest in the Kipili area at the beginning of November and they simply have not stopped. Gradually the road from Sumbawanga and Nyamanyere to Kipili has been deteriorating. When Dave and Cath (my brother and his girlfriend), drove to Kipili at the beginning of December, their laden Landcruiser was sucked down into the clay soil so that their whole diff was covered in mud. Unfortunately we were not able to get their winch working and so it took us 2 and a half hours to dig their vehicle out of the mud.