Heavy rains have continued to choke Nairobi residents with floods and unending showers which come day and night.
For the last five days, the sewage lines have been clogged, spilling the raw sewage into the flooded waters which have met big obstacles from buildings that have been erected on the water ways and on the river sides.
On 15th March 2018, a five storey building in Juja was swept down by the heavy rains which had been pounding down on it from the previous day.
For Nairobians, the heavy pounding rains equals to snaking traffic jams, floods, power blackout and hiked commuting prices.
The case has been similar in the rural areas.
At Suswa, an area located in Narok county, a section of its road way swept away bringing a stalemate of transport services on the road.
One died during the Narok incident.
Another school going girl was swept away and her remains were found when the rains simmered down.
The government has done little to cub the menace and look more less unprepared despite the fact that MET department had warned of such scenario just few weeks ago.
Here are some tips to stay safe from heavy rains
- Avoid water ways
- Avoid wet grounds which are prone to breaking
- Avoid taking shades on walls since they could come down anytime
- Have police and Red Cross hotlines
- Stay safe always
Rains in pictures
11:24 Ojijo Road westlands pic.twitter.com/4HBceigETC via @LangatDuncan
— Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) March 15, 2018
11:24 Nairobi roads affected by heavy rains:
Forest Road
Uhuru Hig~more ⇢ https://t.co/oBdGUhSZMB pic.twitter.com/PTelyCwVk6 via @SafariNjemaKE
— Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) March 15, 2018
11:38 Lake jogoo road pic.twitter.com/7RaHRM2Rck via @andygronberg
— Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) March 15, 2018
11:42 Aye @uber_kenya @Uber i have an idea.. Quick business.. We par~more ⇢ https://t.co/6HjcvDrQ2E pic.twitter.com/vgJCdrq0PX via @robbieOneKE
— Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) March 15, 2018
11:43 And our capital city,Nairobi turns a lake, 😂 pic.twitter.com/DMdx2UekoZ via @roba_mnice
— Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) March 15, 2018
Heavy rain in nairobi
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#BSIGraduation#JumiaMobileWeekKE pic.twitter.com/MuHdG2gRNq
— Anonymity (@Anony_mit) March 15, 2018
