Family of three, eigth others die in Onitsha flood

At least 11 persons have died following Sunday evening downpour in Onitsha, Anambra State. The victims included a yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man whose body was found at Modebe by Ozomagala Street Junction, near St Andrews Anglican Church and Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Onitsha. 

Also, a 13-year-old girl, identified as Miss Ebele Okafor, lost her life during the rain at Omagba Phase 1 in Onitsha North Local Government Area.
Two others died at Obosi in Idemili Local Government Area while two were reported dead at Okpoko in Ogbarun Local Government Area. Also, a family of three and two other males who were in a private car, died when the vehicle fell into the big gutter near a commercial bank by Okpoko Junction on Onitsha–Asaba Expressway.
Their bodies were evacuated yesterday morning while reports from various parts of Onitsha say some other families are still searching for their loved ones yet to return home since Sunday night. Two bodies were also recovered from an erosion prone area near St. Jerome’s Catholic Outstation Church, Obosi.
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