Nairobi woke to yet another watery nightmare on Saturday night as relentless downpours turned streets into rivers, paralysed traffic and triggered urgent rescue missions across the capital.
Major arteries became impassable within hours. Sections of the Nairobi Expressway at Museum Hill, Limuru Road, Bunyala Road, Lusaka Road, Uhuru Highway and swathes of the Central Business District disappeared under fast-moving floodwater. Dozens of vehicles were trapped, while long-distance travellers heading to South B, Emali and Mombasa were advised to postpone journeys or find alternate routes.
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