Flood Check

Nairobi flood, 5 to 8 Mar 2026

Kariobangi South: 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 Kariobangi South had 50 cm of water or more (knee deep), with the most water at Sun 8 Mar, 22:00. 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 Kariobangi South on the 3D map

The numbers

Wettest tenth of the area
50 cm, knee deep
Most of the area
dry or nearly dry
Land with 10 cm or more at the peak
15%, at Sun 8 Mar, 22:00
Hours with 10 cm or more
69 hours, in the wettest tenth
Compared with Nairobi
wetter than 92% of the 318 Nairobi areas here

Land with water, hour by hour

Thu 5 MarFri 6 MarSat 7 MarSun 8 Mar

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

Roads with the most water

What the press reported

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 Kariobangi South