[PHOTOS] Dead end as floods render Thika Road impassable

Police were deployed to direct traffic to shallow ends of the heavily flooded road.

In Summary
  • The Kenya National Highways Authority announced the closure of a section of Thika Road at Kahawa Sukari Drift.
  • They closed the area between the Kahawa Barracks and Kenyatta University.
by PERPETUA ETYANG
InPictures
01 May 2024 - 18:23
A police officer controls Traffic on the heavily flooded area of Thika Road at the Kenyatta University on May 1, 2024.
A police officer controls Traffic on the heavily flooded area of Thika Road at the Kenyatta University on May 1, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

A section of Thika Road remained impassable for the better part of Wednesday.

Heavy downpour that pounded the city Tuesday night and Wednesday morning led to massive flooding of the road between Kahawa Sukari and the Kenyatta University.

A spot check by the Star showed motorists trying to wade through the flooded section to move people across.

A stalled vehicle in a flooded section of Thika Road at Jomo Kenyatta University following heavy rainfall on Tuesday night, May 1, 2024.
A stalled vehicle in a flooded section of Thika Road at Jomo Kenyatta University following heavy rainfall on Tuesday night, May 1, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

Police were deployed in the area to direct traffic to the shallow end of the flooded road as vehicles struggled to move through the waters.

Some vehicles stalled in the water as Kenyans joined efforts to pull them out.

Onlookers stand along the flooded area of Thika Road at Jomo Kenyatta University on May 1, 2024.
Onlookers stand along the flooded area of Thika Road at Jomo Kenyatta University on May 1, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

ON Wednesday morning, the Kenya National Highways Authority announced the closure of the section between Kahawa Sukari Drift and the Kenyatta University.

Rescuers try to pull a stalled car out of flood waters on Thika Superhighway, May 1, 2024.
Rescuers try to pull a stalled car out of flood waters on Thika Superhighway, May 1, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A
Vehicles wade through the flooded Thika Superhighway on May 1, 2024.
Vehicles wade through the flooded Thika Superhighway on May 1, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A
A motorcyclist wades through the flooded section of Thika Superhighway on May 1, 2024.
A motorcyclist wades through the flooded section of Thika Superhighway on May 1, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A
A fire brigade vehicle wades through floodedsection of Thika Road at Jomo kenyatta University in a mission to pull out stalled vehicle on May 1, 2024.
A fire brigade vehicle wades through floodedsection of Thika Road at Jomo kenyatta University in a mission to pull out stalled vehicle on May 1, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A
Motorcyclists wade through flooded waters at Pipeline area on May 1, 2024.
Motorcyclists wade through flooded waters at Pipeline area on May 1, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A
A lorry passes through a flooded section of the road in Nairobi's Pipeline area on May 1, 2024.
A lorry passes through a flooded section of the road in Nairobi's Pipeline area on May 1, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A
A water bouser passes through a flooded section of the road in Nairobi's Pipeline area on May 1, 2024.
A water bouser passes through a flooded section of the road in Nairobi's Pipeline area on May 1, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A
Old Athi River bridge which has been covered by rain water due to heavy rainfall, May 1, 2024.
Old Athi River bridge which has been covered by rain water due to heavy rainfall, May 1, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A
Old Athi River bridge covered by rain water due to the ongoing heavy rainfall in the country, May 1, 2024.
Old Athi River bridge covered by rain water due to the ongoing heavy rainfall in the country, May 1, 2024.
Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A

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