Nairobi flood, 5 to 8 Mar 2026

Eastleigh Section 3: how deep did the water get?

In the Flood Check model of the Nairobi flood of 5 to 8 March 2026, the wettest tenth of Eastleigh Section 3 had 110 cm of water or more (waist deep), with the most water at Sun 8 Mar, 23:00. Most of the area stayed under 10 cm.

The model has no river channels: water that reaches a river valley stays there, so depths beside the Nairobi, Mathare and Ngong rivers are higher than the real water was. It has no blocked drains either. Check the exact street.

Open Eastleigh Section 3 on the 3D map

The numbers

Wettest tenth of the area

110 cm, waist deep

Most of the area

dry or nearly dry

Land with 10 cm or more at the peak

16%, at Sun 8 Mar, 23:00

Hours with 10 cm or more

54 hours, in the wettest tenth

Compared with Nairobi

wetter than 97% of the 318 Nairobi areas here

Land with water, hour by hour

Share of the land within 700 m of the centre of Eastleigh Section 3 with 10 cm of water or more (the line marks the peak).

Roads with the most water

• Mbale Roadup to 184 cm, chest deep or more
• Chebuvusi Crescentup to 176 cm, chest deep or more
• First Avenue Eastleighup to 158 cm, chest deep or more
• Kitale Laneup to 132 cm, chest deep or more
• Eldoret Roadup to 88 cm, thigh deep

Renting or buying here?

Pin the exact address on the 3D map to see its depth for every hour of the flood. Water can sit on one street and miss the next, so check the address, not only the area. Ask neighbours how high the water got, and visit after heavy rain.

Areas near Eastleigh Section 3

• Kanuku122 cm
• California0 cm
• Gituambaa20 cm
• Bahati44 cm
• Kimathi20 cm
• Shauri Moyo76 cm