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When It Rains It Pours #2

Green Park is an upmarket estate in Athi-River. The estate got flooded after river Stoni Athi river burst it's banks. The estate had a perimeter wall but the massive force of the river destroyed it. What causes a river to burst ? This happens when there is more water upstream and in this case that was heavy rains, as it overflows downstream to adjacent low-lying area.


Green Park estate after being flooded,around 10 homes were affected,causing damage to the house and possession. https://steemitimages.com/DQmSdiXw9f1Epc4bCvFZNu3fvqeRzwmewDXtU9Ja9qBs15a/Flooding-at-Green-Park.jpeg)
The estate before flooding. https://steemitimages.com/DQmXZhPF9QTZqg3wKchKr6HAc3roxNugefuMBRegb9tHBKy/greenspan.jpg

The estate is situated in a low-lying area. Such areas are very vulnerable because they flood easily.That's how the road looked like. Thousands got stranded on sides of Mombasa to Nairobi highway.

https://steemitimages.com/DQmYwZLSoDeT3atjFxFNKCxfTvFVTFzHYhdbeAMe2E5kikJ/Green-Park-Flooding2.jpeg


How can the risk of flooding be reduced?
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