The bodies of the victims were washed down to Oduke, Obosi in the Idemili North Local Government Area of the state where they were discovered in the early hours of Sunday.
They were rushed to a nearby hospital where they were confirmed dead.
Our correspondent gathered that properties worth millions of naira were also destroyed by the flood.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident.
He said, “Two adults including a man and a woman were discovered lying unconscious at Oduke, Obosi in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
“Following a distress call, the police patrol team attached to Obosi division led by Usman Ibrahim visited the scene and rushed the victims to Unity Hospital, Obosi.
“They were certified dead on arrival by a medical doctor and the corpses deposited at St Edward morgue for autopsy.”
The PPRO added, “Preliminary investigation revealed that the victims were suspected to have been carried away by downpour on the 3/11/2018 at about 6:30pm from the area heavily ravaged by flood/erosion as a result of the downpour within the same locality.
“The female body was later identified as Mrs Oluchi Nwafor, an employee of First Bank, Ochanja branch, Onitsha while effort is ongoing to establish the identity of the male victim.
“Police patrol teams have been deployed in the affected areas to save lives and prevent hoodlums from taking advantage of the situation.”
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