In some areas, thanks to the canal cleaning initiatives, farmers have irrigation for their farms for the first time in 20 years. Although people there have built temporary sheds with tree branches and sorghum stalk, many of them have become ill, as the rain and wind were leaking in. Access to camps will be a major issue when unpaved roads are made impassable in the rains. Most of us probably wouldn't have left the mountain until it blew," said 45-year-old Tomo, a regional government officer and farmer who lives in the area evacuated.