By Ahmet Abdulaziz ….
I never felt a shortage of topics to write about, whenever I sit to write. Today too, there are too many differing topics in my mind, but right now I am writing about the ongoing rain in Cyprus.
This winter is indeed a tough winter for the people of the island, as we are having a bit too much rain this year. As 
appeared in the press, the island had not seen such a rainy season for three decades. I cannot say if this information is correct, but what I can say is that I have been living here since 1991, and I have never seen such heavy rains during this time.
December 2018 was somewhat above the normal December that we have been used to. There was rain and cold. In December, last month, we saw some excessive rainfall, particularly in Girne (Kyrenia) and the areas nearby. There was serious loss of public and private property in the area due to heavy rain and storms. But the most serious aspect of the situation was the loss of the lives of 4 young people, whose car had slid from the road, near the Boğazköy area.
That was last December. Now we are just entering into the second half of January 2019. The rain and the wind, has struck again. This time mostly in the eastern part of the TRNC, the rains have led to the overflowing of the rivers, leading to serious damages everywhere. A number of roads have come under water, leading 
to complete stoppage of traffic, which has affected the daily lives of people.
All this has led to difficulties for everyone. The daily lives of people have been affected very badly.
It seems that the departments which are supposed to build and maintain the infra-structure had never thought of such a situation. But they must have always prepared themselves for the worst.
Previously rains used to create problems for the Municipalities of the relevant areas, but this time the impact of rain has also affected the roads. This situation has led people to raise questions about the quality of our roads. In some places the earth from under the road has washed away. In places the roads have become totally unusable by traffic. There are ditches on the roads. The department of roads and communications is supposed to keep in mind the severe conditions (as we are having now) in their mind while making projects for roads and bridges.
In cities the overflowing of streams is the main problem. In some areas the local authorities had issued construction permits, which had affected the natural flow of these streams. People are raising voices about this situation.
All this is going on, right in the middle of the winter, where mercury is going down and down, as we all sit in rooms heated by a heater or air conditioners. We wear coats and overcoats, whenever we go out of our homes or workplaces. We travel in cars in which we have got air conditioners, which keep it fully warmed.
But while having all these facilities, I am thinking of poor children in different parts of the world, who pass through rainy and cold seasons without proper food and proper clothes. Mostly they bear the cold for the whole winter season, because their houses do not have heating systems or heaters. In newspapers we see photographs where children in remote areas of different parts of the world, go their schools, without proper shoes and socks, walking in the snow.
My question to myself is to why some people sit in heated rooms and go out in air conditioned cars, and some have to bear the cold without all of this. Who is responsible for this. I think over it repeatedly, I ask you also to think.
