Following overnight rains that have caused the river Athi to flood nearly to the level of the roads, residents of Joska, Malaa, and Tala are concerned that they may once more be cut off.
Athi River was swollen and appeared to be attempting to swallow the crucial bridge that connects Kamulu and Joska, according to a video that a resident took on Monday at around eight in the morning and sent to Wananchi Reporting.
Even though it is still early in the morning, the river is already nearly full. One of the Joska locals stated, "It's just a matter of time until it spills onto the bridge and the road, completely covering the road and making it impassable."
The majority of the area's residents, who work in Nairobi, claim that if it happened, it would be the third time since the rains started that the area would be cut off.
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The Ngong hills are the source of the majority of the waters that flow down to the area and create a deluge.
Drivers and other public transportation vehicles using the Joska, Malaa, and Tala routes now have to take a longer detour through Machakos.
This implies that in order to get home or to work, travelers must pay the bus fare three times.
To deter daring drivers and pedestrians from trying to cross the flooded bridge, police have previously been stationed at the flooded crossing.
Based on past experiences, a resident informed Wananchi Reporting that a lot of water comes downstream and spills onto the road in the early afternoon.
It takes hours for the water to recede, making it necessary for drivers and pedestrians to wait in order to cross.
President William Ruto said on Friday that the nation had been hit by destructive floods caused by prolonged, intense rain, which had destroyed property, injured numerous people, and claimed over 200 lives.
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