{"id":27404,"date":"2024-04-25T03:24:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T07:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/floods-cause-widespread-devastation-in-nairobi\/25\/04\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T03:24:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T07:24:58","slug":"floods-cause-widespread-devastation-in-nairobi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/floods-cause-widespread-devastation-in-nairobi\/25\/04\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Floods cause widespread devastation in Nairobi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Roads have turned into rivers in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, as a top official said flooding had &#8220;escalated to extreme levels&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy rain has pounded Kenya in recent days, causing widespread devastation.<\/p>\n<p>The UN says that at least 32 people have lost their lives and more than 40,000 have been forced from their homes because of the rain and flooding.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caas-xray-inline-tooltip\"><span class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill rapid-nonanchor-lt\" data-entity-id=\"Edwin_Sifuna\" data-ylk=\"cid:Edwin_Sifuna;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:OfficeHolder;\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.yahoo.com\/search?p=Edwin%20Sifuna\" data-i13n=\"cid:Edwin_Sifuna;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:OfficeHolder;\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Edwin Sifuna;cid:Edwin_Sifuna;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:OfficeHolder;\" class=\"link \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Edwin Sifuna<\/a><\/span><\/span>, who oversees Nairobi county, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edwinsifuna\/status\/1783037461653823744\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:posted footage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">posted footage<\/a> showing an entire neighbourhood flooded.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, residents can be seen trapped on the roofs of their homes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The situation in Nairobi has escalated to extreme levels. The County Government for all its efforts is clearly overwhelmed. We need all national emergency services mobilised to save lives,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/m9NKLu2YNb7tr5P06XbP1w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE5NTI7aD0xMDk4\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/eb0ef69203fd6e236bd8abb143752d37\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Residents of Mathare slum try to salvage goods from their destroyed houses\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/R_vVIrckaZ5X9INxo4x.iw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/eb0ef69203fd6e236bd8abb143752d37\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Residents of the Mathare slum had been forced to sleep on rooftops overnight [AFP]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hundreds of others in Nairobi and nearby areas were marooned by floods following heavy rain overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Local media reported that residents of the Mathare slum had been forced to sleep on rooftops overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Major highways have been submerged by floodwater, causing traffic jams across the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The city is at a standstill because most roads are flooded,&#8221; Uber driver Kelvin Mwangi told the AFP news agency in Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>A five-year-old boy who was left stranded by the flooding was rescued by a police helicopter in Yatta, south of Nairobi, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The child, visibly shaken by the ordeal after being stranded for quite a long period, was safely rescued and taken to a nearby hospital for care,&#8221; the Kenya Red Cross said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/EHj_RQJj6wVDouwHs5Mj4A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE5NTI7aD0xMDk4\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/bd1773c7c3c21c77885c15cad94709e5\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Boy is rescued from flood waters\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/NUOSfTOEc.ox5Ws9IK0V9Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/bd1773c7c3c21c77885c15cad94709e5\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Boy is rescued from flood waters\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/NUOSfTOEc.ox5Ws9IK0V9Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/bd1773c7c3c21c77885c15cad94709e5\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">A boy was left stranded when flood waters started rising [National Police Service]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Wider East Africa has also been badly affected by heavy rain in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced in Burundi, while at least 58 people have died in Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest drivers of heavy rain in East Africa is the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD).<\/p>\n<p>The IOD &#8211; often called the &#8220;Indian Ni\u00f1o&#8221; because of its similarity to its Pacific equivalent &#8211; refers to the difference in sea-surface temperatures in opposite parts of the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>During a positive phase the waters in the western Indian Ocean are much warmer than normal and this can bring heavier rain regardless of El Ni\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<p>However, when both a positive IOD and an El Ni\u00f1o occur at the same time, as was the case last year, then the rains in East Africa can become extreme.<\/p>\n<p>One of the strongest positive IOD patterns on record coincided with one of the strongest El Ni\u00f1o patterns in 1997 and 1998, with severe flooding reported. These caused more than 6,000 deaths in five countries in the region.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Chris Fawkes<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"display:block\" class=\"lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=75&resize=75 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=100&resize=100 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=150&resize=150 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=240&resize=240 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=320&resize=320 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=500&resize=500 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=640&resize=640 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=800&resize=800 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=1024&resize=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=1280&resize=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/?w=1600&resize=1600 1600w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a1.api.bbc.co.uk\/hit.xiti\/\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/kenya-floods-cause-widespread-devastation-120707719.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roads have turned into rivers in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, as a top official said flooding had &ldquo;escalated to extreme levels&rdquo;. 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