[PHOTOS] Flood situation in Nairobi CBD as of Wednesday evening

Some section of main roads in the city were flooded after heavy evening downpour

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  • Motorists struggled to drive on the heavily flooded roads.
by PERPETUA ETYANG
InPictures
24 April 2024 - 17:47
Nairobi residents brave the cold weather as they try to access their way home after a heavy downpour on April 24, 2024.
Nairobi residents brave the cold weather as they try to access their way home after a heavy downpour on April 24, 2024.
Image: DOUGLAS OKIDDY

As heavy rainfall continued to pound the city, Nairobi residents were on Wednesday left stranded within the Central Business District.

Some section of main roads in the city was flooded after a heavy evening downpour.

Wednesday evening rains cause traffic in some major Roads on the city on April 24, 2024.
Wednesday evening rains cause traffic in some major Roads on the city on April 24, 2024.
Image: DOUGLAS OKIDDY

A spot check by the Star showed sewage burst along Kenyatta Avenue road near the Integrity Center causing traffic Jams which rendered them impassible.

Motorists struggled to drive on the heavily flooded roads.

Motorists drive through flooded road after heavy downpour on April 24, 2024.
Motorists drive through flooded road after heavy downpour on April 24, 2024.
Image: DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Nairobi residents brave the cold weather as they try to access their way home after a heavy downpour on April 24, 2024.
Nairobi residents brave the cold weather as they try to access their way home after a heavy downpour on April 24, 2024.
Image: DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Drainage along Nyerere road after heavy downpour witnessed on April 24, 2024.
Drainage along Nyerere road after heavy downpour witnessed on April 24, 2024.
Image: DOUGLAS OKIDDY
A sewage burst along Kenyatta Avenue Road along the Integrity Center after heavy downpour witnessed in the county, on April 24 2024.
A sewage burst along Kenyatta Avenue Road along the Integrity Center after heavy downpour witnessed in the county, on April 24 2024.
Image: DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Motorists drive through flooded road after heavy downpour on April 24, 2024.
Motorists drive through flooded road after heavy downpour on April 24, 2024.
Image: DOUGLAS OKIDDY
A section of Kenyatta Avenue road along the Integrity Center flooded with water after heavy downpour, on April 24 2024.
A section of Kenyatta Avenue road along the Integrity Center flooded with water after heavy downpour, on April 24 2024.
Image: DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Motorists drive through flooded road after heavy downpour on April 24, 2024.
Motorists drive through flooded road after heavy downpour on April 24, 2024.
Image: DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Wednesday evening rains cause traffic in some major Roads on the city on April 24, 2024.
Wednesday evening rains cause traffic in some major Roads on the city on April 24, 2024.
Image: DOUGLAS OKIDDY

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