PHOTOS: 1O dead as floods wreak havoc
Nairobi
By
Standard Team
| Mar 07, 2026
About 10 people have been reported in Nairobi alone following heavy rains that pounced on the city Friday.
Nairobi Police Commander George Seda said of the 10 victims, some were swept away by the raging floodwaters, two died while inside their vehicles and two others were electrocuted in separate incidents.
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Seda said at least 71 vehicles were trapped at different locations across the city.
He said the death toll could rise as search and rescue operations continue in the hardest-hit areas.
Below is a series of devastating images of the floods.
Migori Bridge, which connects Suna West and Suna East constituencies along the Migori–Kisii Highway, has been closed after developing structural weaknesses and is on the verge of collapsing. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard] Well-wishers helped retrieve a vehicle that had plunged into a dam in Muguga, Kiambaa in Kiambu County. [Kimaku Chege, Standard]
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