Photos Despair over Nairobi floods Wednesday, May 13, 2015 — updated on July 04, 2020 Most of the National Housing Corporation ground-floor houses in Nairobi West were flooded. Photo: 1/23 View caption A flooded Mosque in Nairobi's South C following the heavy downpour. Photo: 2/23 View caption An aerial shot of some of vehicles that were abandoned on the road by their owners in Nairobi's South C. Photo: 3/23 View caption Some of the city's roads were impassable for pedestrians in the morning following the downpour. Photo: 4/23 View caption Water, water everywhere. Photo: 5/23 View caption A flooded Muslim Girls High School in South C, Nairobi. Photo: 6/23 View caption A wall crumbled near a Kenya Power substation that was also flooded. Photo: 7/23 View caption These two men try to clean up the effects of the floods. Photo: 8/23 View caption Kenya Power's Nairobi West Substation along Mombasa road, which was submerged by the floodwaters Photo: 9/23 View caption The effects of the floods were visible everywhere. Photo: 10/23 View caption A woman assesses damage caused by the floods. Photo: 11/23 View caption Photo: 12/23 View caption The interior of a car which was submerged in the floods. Photo: 13/23 View caption The aftermath of the floods which rose several metres. Photo: 14/23 View caption This car was almost entirely submerged in water as the floods raged. Photo: 15/23 View caption Debris was washed into people's houses by the floods. Photo: 16/23 View caption After the floods subsided, the intensity could be clearly seen. Photo: 17/23 View caption A living room in one of the houses that was submerged in flood water. Photo: 18/23 View caption Unblocking the clogged drainage. A body of a middle-aged man who had drowned in the floods was earlier pulled out from the culvert. Photo: 19/23 View caption A man clears debris from one of the flooded National Housing Corporation (NHC) houses in Nairobi. Photo: 20/23 View caption This kitchen was submerged in water that rose several meters high. Photo: 21/23 View caption Up to this level: The floodwaters hit the ceiling of this house. Photo: 22/23 View caption One of the vehicles abandoned by its owner in Nairobi as the roads became temporary rivers. Photo: 23/23 View caption Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Join the discussion Login with your Nation account Commenting as Please add your name to your Nation profile to comment
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