HARARE-The heavy rains that hit Harare on Monday exposed the Harare city council’s failure to deal with the city’s drainage system as a number of streets were left submerged in water.

Samora Machel Avenue. Picture courtesy of the Humanitarian Information Faciliation Centre Facebook page

Corner Samora Machel Avenue and Julius Nyerere.
Picture courtesy of the Humanitarian Information Faciliation Centre Facebook page
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A shopping mall along Kwame Nkrumah Avenue was one of the most affected areas as water from the clogged street gushed into shops, forcing owners to temporarily shut down their businesses.