At least seven people died overnight in Nairobi following heavy rains that were experienced on Monday.
Three of them—a mother and her two children—were killed when a boulder crushed their house in Mathare area, police said.
The boulder, in the Mathare 4A informal settlement, turned deadly as heavy overnight rains pounded.
A nearby river overflowed, weakening the structure and causing the rock to collapse onto the house opposite, killing the three as they slept, crushing them along with their home.
The incident prompted local officials to evict other residents whose homes are at risk of flooding or being crushed by nearby rocks.
The situation is equally dire in Mukuru Kwa Reuben, where one person died after being swept away by floods.
More than 500 residents have been displaced by the sudden flooding, left with nowhere to run.
Residents are criticizing the Nairobi County Government for ignoring the recurring flood disasters in the area—a year after making several promises following deadly floods that caused massive destruction.
The county government came and promised to dig proper drainage.
They started but abandoned the work—and haven’t come back.
Two more bodies were recovered from different parts of Nairobi after being swept away by floods.
One person was found dead after drowning in the Ngong River at Likoni Bridge in South B. The second body was retrieved from floodwaters along Jogoo Road, police said.
Police warned the death toll may increase as more bodies will be recovered with time.
The Kenya Meteorological Department had predicted that showers and thunderstorms would continue for the remaining part of the weekend.
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