[PHOTOS] Runda residents stranded after floods waters maroon homes

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Bulldozers which came to drain water were left after they got stuck in the flooded water.
This comes as the world marks World Environment Day.

by PERPETUA ETYANG

05 June 2024 - 04:25

A bulldozer seen marooned in flooded water at a garden in Runda along Gakunju road with neighboring households being forced to seek shelter elsewhere on June 5.
Image: ENOS TECHE

Residents in Runda along Gakunju Road have been forced to flee after flooded water marooned their homes.

This follows a heavy downpour experience in parts of Nairobi and its metropolitan.

The residents used pipes to connect to their homes and directed the water to flow on the roads.

Pipes seen draining water from from houses in Runda that are still submerged in water following the recent downpour experienced in Nairobi and its surrounding environment.
Image: ENOS TECHE

Bulldozers which came to drain water were left after they got stuck in the flooded water.

This comes as the world marks World Environment Day.

This year's event was held under the theme, 'Land Restoration, Desertification and Drought Resilience'.

A motorist is seen collecting garbage piled in plastic bags Evergreen road in Runda on June 5,2024
Image: ENOS TECHE

A bulldozer seen marooned in flooded water at a garden in Runda along Gakunju road with neighboring households being forced to seek shelter elsewhere on June 5.
Image: ENOS TECHE

Pipes seen draining water from from houses in Runda that are still submerged in water following the recent downpour experienced in Nairobi and its surrounding environment.
Image: ENOS TECHE

A bulldozer seen marooned in flooded water at a garden in Runda along Gakunju road with neighboring households being forced to seek shelter elsewhere on June 5.
Image: ENOS TECHE