{"id":174979,"date":"2024-04-25T05:51:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T05:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/25\/list-of-flood-hotspots-in-nairobi-estates-residents-asked-to-evacuate\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T05:51:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T05:51:19","slug":"list-of-flood-hotspots-in-nairobi-estates-residents-asked-to-evacuate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/25\/list-of-flood-hotspots-in-nairobi-estates-residents-asked-to-evacuate\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Flood Hotspots in Nairobi Estates; Residents Asked to Evacuate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-312475\" alt=\"\" width=\"758\" height=\"511\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/floods-1.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-312475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/floods-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"758\" height=\"511\"  \/>Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has listed hotspot areas that residents need to vacate as heavy rains and floods continue to wreak havoc in the Capital city.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the press this week, Sakaja stated that approximately 60,000 people, mostly women and children, in Nairobi have been severely affected by the cataclysmic flash floods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, we have lost 4 lives, and the search is on to locate 6 others who have been reported missing,\u201d Sakaja said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe following areas have been adversely affected, Kibra, Lindi, Mathare 4A and Mathare North, Baba Dogo, Githurai and Zimmerman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED \u2013 Sakaja Orders Nairobi Residents Living on Riparian Land to Vacate Immediately<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sakaja disclosed that a Multi-agency Disaster Management team has mapped out adversely affected areas. Among those listed are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>WESTLANDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a) Kangemi Ward \/ Mountain View Ward \u2013 Households along Waititi River<\/p>\n<p>b) Karura Ward \u2013 Githogoro near Astrol<\/p>\n<p>c) Kitusuru Ward \u2013 Households along Kibagare Dam<\/p>\n<p><strong>KASARANI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a) Gachieko in Ruai<\/p>\n<p>b) Gituamba in Ruai<\/p>\n<p>c) Athi (lower Athi) in Ruai<\/p>\n<p>d) Brookshine in Ruai<\/p>\n<p>e) Budalangi in Clay City<\/p>\n<p>f) Mwengenye in Njiru<\/p>\n<p>g) Infinity in Kasarani<\/p>\n<p>h) Mwisho wa Lami in Mwiki<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROYSAMBU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a) Zimmerman Ward \u2013 Sidian, Njathaini<\/p>\n<p>b) Kahawa Ward \u2013 Kongo, Budalangi, Bosnia, Giagishiri<\/p>\n<p>c) Githurai Ward \u2013 Rurie<\/p>\n<p><strong>MATHARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a) Mathare North area 1, area 2, Mathare North Primary<\/p>\n<p>b) Utallii 4A<\/p>\n<p>c) Babadogo Laundry, Kasabuni, Gumba Bridge<\/p>\n<p>d) Lucky Summer along Ruaka River<\/p>\n<p><strong>KIBRA: Sarangombe Ward<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a) Gatwekera, Sokomoko<\/p>\n<p>b) Gatwekera kwa Mwangi<\/p>\n<p>c) Gatwekera SHOFCO<\/p>\n<p>d) Gatwekera Riverside<\/p>\n<p>e) Maranatha Kwa Muganda<\/p>\n<p>f) Soweto West kwa Foot Bridge<\/p>\n<p>g) Kianda Riverside Holy Unit<\/p>\n<p>h) Vuma Estate in Makina Ward<\/p>\n<p><strong>KAMUKUNJI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a) Eastleigh South Ward \u2013 Kiambiu Estate, Vihiga Kasovo, Mabatini, Sewage, Magunda, Motherland, and Mlolongo.<\/p>\n<p>b) California Ward \u2013 Kanuku and Kinyago<\/p>\n<p>c) Pumwani Ward \u2013 Traders along the river in Gikomba<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAKADARA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a) Cereal Board Village<\/p>\n<p>b) Gakuyo area near Ngong River<\/p>\n<p>c) Jamaica<\/p>\n<p>d) Paradise<\/p>\n<p>e) All areas in Viwandani Sub County along Ngong River<\/p>\n<p>f) Magunga Court, Buruburu Phase III<\/p>\n<p><strong>EMBAKASI NORTH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a) Two Rivers \u2013 Dandora Area 3<\/p>\n<p>b) Block G \u2013 Dandora Area 3<\/p>\n<p>c) Gitare Marigu \u2013 Dandora Area<\/p>\n<p>d) Kanduma \u2013 Dandora Area 1<\/p>\n<p><strong>EMBAKASI SOUTH: MKURU KWA REUBEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a) Feed the Children Zone<\/p>\n<p>b) Riverside Zone<\/p>\n<p>c) Gatoto Zone<\/p>\n<p>d) Kariobangi Zone<\/p>\n<p>e) Cosovo Zone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has listed hotspot areas that residents need to vacate as heavy rains and floods continue to wreak havoc in the Capital city. Addressing the press this week, Sakaja stated that approximately 60,000 people, mostly women and children, in Nairobi have been severely affected by the cataclysmic flash floods. \u201cUnfortunately, we have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":174980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-174979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kenya-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>List of Flood Hotspots in Nairobi Estates; Residents Asked to Evacuate - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/25\/list-of-flood-hotspots-in-nairobi-estates-residents-asked-to-evacuate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"List of Flood Hotspots in Nairobi Estates; Residents Asked to Evacuate - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has listed hotspot areas that residents need to vacate as heavy rains and floods continue to wreak havoc in the Capital city. 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