Living in San Antonio, I start to worry when it suddenly rains heavily.

While other areas talk about cleaner air and cooler weather, it's different here.

When heavy rain falls, I immediately check the news. My first thought is, "Where has flooded this time?"

A few days ago, I read an article about how last year, near Loop 410, water suddenly rose, sweeping cars away, resulting in the deaths of 11 people.

It wasn't just that the creek next to the road filled up with rain; the water completely washed over the road.

Since it was a tragic accident with multiple fatalities, I naturally thought, "They will fix this now."

However, a year later, it seems that not much has really changed.

The Beitel Creek area is still a mess, the concrete walls remain broken, and the low water crossing is still blocked.

What's more frustrating is that experts underestimated the power of water.

They have continued to develop while reducing natural land. While building commercial properties, they haven't properly created drainage paths and just let everything flow into the creek.

So, even a little heavy rain can overwhelm the system.

Hearing this honestly made me feel a bit bitter. This isn't a problem that just popped up overnight.

San Antonio only established proper stormwater regulations in the late 1990s, so before that, they just went ahead with development thinking, "It'll be fine."

Now it feels like we are paying the price for that. The city has allocated an $8 million budget, but what they are doing now is just fixing the broken parts.

Fundamentally raising the road and changing the structure is a discussion for 2027. Honestly, who can guarantee that nothing will happen until then?

When I see things like this, it's about lives lost, and the solutions are already known, yet the pace of action is too slow.

In the meantime, if it rains again and the water overflows, I worry that we'll hear, "We didn't expect this" once more.

When I read news like this, it doesn't feel like someone else's problem. It's about the roads I travel and the city I live in.

On rainy days, I find myself thinking twice before driving out. I wonder, "Will it be okay here?"

Ultimately, this isn't just a problem of rain. It's about how the city was built and how it continues to operate.

Green spaces are decreasing, buildings are increasing, and water has nowhere to go. The outcome is predictable.