Monday, 28 November 2011

Rain, rain.....

On 364 days of the year there's no need for street drainage in Doha, but on one day of the year, there is:

Sunday, 13 November 2011

Pollution cloud in Doha

We saw this pollution/smoke cloud not long after we crossed the border into Qatar from Saudi yesterday (Sat 12th Nov).

By the time we arrived home, the cloud had enveloped a large part of the suburban area of Doha.  There didn't seem to be any smell so I don't know whether it was a rubbish tip fire or what it was.


Not a mention of it today in the newspapers or on any of the usual websites yet to say 'you can't miss it' would have been an understatement.