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.
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