Floods, fires and volcanoes

In Nairobi kan El Niño tot grote overstromingen leiden. Kan de stad de ellende voor zijn?

NRC27 October 2026, 15:13 UTCKenya

Rivierbeddingen worden schoongemaakt, afwateringen hersteld en huizen gesloopt. Toch bestaat de vrees dat de Keniaanse hoofdstad Nairobi onvoldoende bestand is tegen overstromingen. In de wijk Mathare bereiden bewoners zich zelf voor. „We weten dat we niet moeten wachten”.

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