{"id":46297,"date":"2018-03-15T12:55:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T09:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=46297"},"modified":"2018-03-15T12:56:52","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T09:56:52","slug":"15-photos-that-depict-the-sorry-state-of-nairobi-after-heavy-rains-pound-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/15-photos-that-depict-the-sorry-state-of-nairobi-after-heavy-rains-pound-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"15 photos that depict the sorry state of Nairobi after heavy rains pound the city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nairobi is in a big mess following Thursday morning heavy downpour. Commuters have been stuck in traffic for hours as the rain has rendered most roads impassable.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya Meteorological Department warned city residents to brace for heavy rainfall from Monday. The forecast indicated Nairobi will receive heavy rain likely to cause flash floods.<\/p>\n<p>Weatherman&#8217;s prediction came true on Thursday as heavy rains pounded the city wrecking havoc. Nairobians couldn&#8217;t make it to the CBD due to the rain.<\/p>\n<h5>Drainage systems<\/h5>\n<p>The rain has exposed the poor state of drainage systems in the capital. Flooding roads is the common scene in Nairobi now. Below photos that depict the true picture of the city:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains3-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains4.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains4-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains5-690x460.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains6.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains6-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains7.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains7-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains8.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains8-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains9.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains9-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains9-768x457.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains10.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains10-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains10-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains11.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains11-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains12.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains12-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains12-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains13.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains13-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains13-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/nairobi-rains14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/nairobi-rains14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/nairobi-rains14.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/nairobi-rains14-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46311\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains15.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains15-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Nairobi-rains15-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Heavy-rains-pound-Nairobi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Heavy-rains-pound-Nairobi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Heavy-rains-pound-Nairobi.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Heavy-rains-pound-Nairobi-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Heavy-rains-pound-Nairobi-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nairobi is in a big mess following Thursday morning heavy downpour. Commuters have been stuck in traffic for hours as the rain has rendered most roads impassable. Kenya Meteorological Department warned city residents to brace for heavy rainfall from Monday. The forecast indicated Nairobi will receive heavy rain likely to cause flash floods. Weatherman&#8217;s prediction [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2834,"featured_media":46312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[310],"tags":[45477],"class_list":["post-46297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-nairobi-rains-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>15 photos that depict the sorry state of Nairobi after heavy downpour<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/15-photos-that-depict-the-sorry-state-of-nairobi-after-heavy-rains-pound-the-city\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"15 photos that depict the sorry state of Nairobi after heavy downpour\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nairobi is in a big mess following Thursday morning heavy downpour. 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