Nairobi residents grapple with floods aftermath following relentless rainfall

(24 Apr 2024)

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Nairobi, Kenya - 24 April 2024
1. Woman being helped to walk in flooded area
2. People standing on higher ground in flooded area
3. Man scooping water from flooded house
4. Wide of people in flooded area
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Domit Atienoilla, flood-hit resident:
"This is a disaster that has happened from eleven at night until now. We are still rescuing people in this village called Ngando. We hope that the government will take precautions to help our people. Our people are suffering and if you tell them to take their things and go, where are they going?"
6. Man trying to salvage belongings from destroyed house
7. People looking at flooded area
STORYLINE:
Nairobi residents were on Wednesday grappling with the aftermath of flooding, which has inundated their homes and caused extensive property damage, following a night of relentless rainfall.

In Ngando, a shanty neighborhood, residents woke to chaos in the dead of night and faced the daunting task of salvaging their belongings.

"This is a disaster that has happened from eleven at night until now. We are still rescuing people in this village called Ngando," said local resident Domit Atienoilla, who found herself homeless.

"Our people are suffering and if you tell them to take their things and go, where are they going," she asked, as she pleaded for the government to help.

Many residents were without basic necessities.

Deadly floods are wreaking havoc in many parts of East Africa that face torrential rainfall, with Burundi calling for international help to deal with the aftermath.

In Kenya, 35 people have died since mid-March 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.

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

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

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, with disaster avoided after 51 passengers were rescued.

AP video shot by Andrew Kasuku

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