STORY: Heavy rains on Friday (March 6) triggered flash floods in Nairobi, leaving parts of Kenya's capital submerged, roads impassable, and rescue teams stretched as they worked through the night.

During a joint operation, Reuters staff, alongside Kenya Red Cross responders, recovered the body of a local egg seller under a vehicle overturned by floodwaters. Known for early-morning rounds in his neighborhood, the man's body was found as torrents carried roadside debris downstream.

Key thoroughfares, including Mombasa Road, Uhuru Highway, Kirinyaga Road, and parts of the Westlands district, were underwater, with stalled vehicles and fast-moving floodwaters creating havoc. Authorities advised residents to avoid flooded streets and drainage channels while emergency responders assisted stranded motorists and pedestrians.

The Kenya Meteorological Department earlier warned of prolonged heavy rainfall, cautioning about urban flooding, poor visibility, and rising river levels through March 9. Nairobi, along with regions such as the Central Highlands, Lake Victoria Basin, and the coastal areas, remains under heightened alert for peak rainfall in the coming days.

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SHOWS: NAIROBI, KENYA (MARCH 6, 2026) (REUTERS - Access All)

1. VARIOUS OF FLOOD WATER FLOWING DOWN ROAD

2. VARIOUS OF RED CROSS WORKERS CONDUCTING SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION

3. VARIOUS OF RESIDENT, JOHN, SHOWING WHERE EGG SELLER'S BODY IS TRAPPED UNDERNEATH CAR

4. (SOUNDBITE) (Swahili) RESIDENT, JOHN LOMAYAN, SAYING:

"Now the old man is bringing us the eggs, I saw him being carried by the water from up there, meaning it had been raining. We saw him being carried by the water, especially in the water there was a lot. We didn't know where he had gone. Is it only now that we see him under the car"

5. LEG OF EGG SELLER AND FLOOD VICTIM WHILE REST OF BODY WEDGED UNDERNEATH CAR

6. RED CROSS RESCUERS WALKING IN RAIN

7. VARIOUS OF CARS PILED ON EACH OTHER AND OTHERS DESTROYED BY FLOOD / RESCUE WORKERS WALKING ALONG

8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NAIROBI RESIDENT, MR MWANZA, SAYING:

"It was down flooded. The way they go, so many cars, so much stuff, I don't know. Everything was just packed. All of the water from that level, from that river, you can see from the banks of the river up to there. It was dangerous water."

9. VARIOUS OF MWANZA SHOWING DAMAGE TO HIS CAR

10. VARIOUS OF RED CROSS WORKERS DURING OPERATION

11. VARIOUS OF RED CROSS RESCUE WORKERS WALKING THROUGH RAIN AND WATER LOOKING FOR PEOPLE IN DISTRESS

12. RED CROSS RESCUE WORKER INSPECTING CAR, CHECKING FOR PEOPLE IN NEED

13. RED CROSS RESCUE WORKER ON TOP OF CAR LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP

14. RED CROSS RESCUE WORKERS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE IN UPSIDE DOWN AND DESTROYED VEHICLES