Kenya floods: What a deluge reveals about Nairobi's vulnerability - BBC News

Kenya's capital, which sits on a floodplain, has not taken enough measures to mitigate against flooding.

10 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Basillioh RukangaBBC News, NairobiEverything feels sodden in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, and beyond.

It seems as if the rain has been falling without respite for six weeks, and the impact has been devastating.

So far more than 120 people have lost their lives, including at least 50 in a deluge on Monday in an area about 60km (37 miles) from Nairobi.

This is the wet season, but there has been far more rainfall than what is normally expected, which has been put down to the El Niño weather phenomenon.

Rivers and sewers have overflowed, roads have become waterways and homes have been destroyed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68898731

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