Heavy downpour causes floods, damage in Nairobi
Uhuru Highway was flooded following heavy rains that pounded Nairobi on Friday, October 17, 2014. PHOTO | JENNIFER MUIRURI |NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- By Saturday morning, houses in some estates in Nairobi were marooned by floods, and some major roads flooded.
- There were also power outages in some parts of Nairobi following the heavy rains.
There was a heavy downpour in Nairobi on Friday that caused floods and damage to property.
By Saturday morning, houses in some estates in Nairobi were marooned by floods, and some major roads were flooded.
There were also power outages in some parts of Nairobi following the heavy rains.
Kenya Power company said it was working to restore electricity to several areas in Nairobi that were affected by the outage due to the heavy downpour that lasted for the better part of Friday night.
There was a heavy traffic jam along Uhuru Highway following the heavy downpour on Friday. PHOTO | JENNIFER MUIRURI |NATION MEDIA GROUP
Flooded Uhuru Highway following the heavy rains. PHOTO | JENNIFER MUIRURI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
This wall at Midland Court in South C estate collapsed after heavy rains pounded Nairobi on Friday, October 17, 2014. PHOTO | JENNIFER MUIRURI |NATION MEDIA GROUP
A huge foam formed on Mbagathi River following the heavy rains in Nairobi on Friday, October 17, 2014. It was not immediately established what caused the foam. PHOTO | JENNIFER MUIRURI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
A motorist drives beside the foam that formed on Mbagathi River after the heavy downpour. PHOTO | JENNIFER MUIRURI |NATION MEDIA GROUP
After the rains, the foam could still be seen on the roadside. PHOTO | JENNIFER MUIRURI |NATION MEDIA GROUP
A man scoops the foam that formed on Mbagathi River after heavy rains pounded Nairobi. PHOTO | JENNIFER MUIRURI |NATION MEDIA GROUP
A perimeter wall to a residential house at Midland Court in South C estate collapsed after the heavy rains. PHOTO | JENNIFER MUIRURI |NATION MEDIA GROUP
The foam that formed on Mbagathi River after the heavy rains. PHOTO | JENNIFER MUIRURI |NATION MEDIA GROUP
