Movements along Mwanzi, Lower Kabete, Peponi Roads and Brookside Drive in Westlands were Friday morning disrupted after floods cut off the pathways. The roads and the entire area near Westgate could be likened to a small lake as the raging waters flooded the entire place. Some tried to use the services of a handcart to cross over, but raging waters could not allow them. Some of the residents who work near Westgate blamed encroachments on riparian reserves by private developers for the problem. According to Kenya Red Cross, at least 70 people have died and more 150,000 have been displaced by the heavy rains pounds various parts of the country.

Source: The Star April 27, 2018 06:11 UTC