Cars and trucks stranded in flooding in Kenyan capital

(22 Apr 2024)
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Nairobi - 21 April 2024
1. Cars parked in flood water, resident walking through
2. Various of lorry stuck on flooded road
3. Various of people walking through flood water
4. Various of a car stuck in flood water
5. Lorry stuck in floodwater
6. Car moving through flooded road, person walking in the water
7. Various of rainwater running through dam
8. Vehicles on flooded road
9. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Peter Mururu, motorbike taxi operator:
"There was a heavy downpour from around 7pm (1600GMT) till dawn. The water here was a lot. It was heavily flooded on this whole road. It was like a river and you could not tell where the road ended and the trenches were. It all looked the same but we hope the government will help us."
10. Various of vehicles driving on a flooded road
STORYLINE:
Vehicles were stranded in Kenya's capital of Nairobi on Sunday as the devastating toll of the heavy rains and floods in Kenya continues to rise.

Since mid-March, 35 people have died in flooding events that have affected more than 100,000 people, according to the U.N., which cites Red Cross figures in the most recent update.

Flooding has been reported in residential areas in Nairobi, as rivers broke their banks Sunday night.

Motorists could be seen driving and wading through the waters that filled the city.

The Kenyan government agency in charge of roads warned Nairobi residents to avoid flooded highways, including one to the coastal city of Mombasa.

Those who live by the Nairobi river are being urged to move to higher ground.

At least 40,265 people are displaced in 21 out of 47 of the counties in the country.

Flooding and mudslides have also been reported in western Kenya.

In the northern region, a passenger bus was swept away by floodwaters on a bridge earlier in April, 51 passengers were rescued.

Kenya's meteorology department predicts that rainfall will peak this week.

AP video shot by Josphat Kasire and David Oketch

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