The rainfall which started on Friday night lasted till the early morning of Saturday, leading to heavy floods in the area.
The floods left several properties damaged in parts of Onitsha, Owelle Aja and Oduke in Obosi and Okpoko areas.
Church buildings, walls, vehicles and houses were also damaged as a result,Punch reports.
Consoling Mr. and Mrs. John Obasi, parents of the deceased children, a chieftain of the Progressive People’s Alliance, Mr. Godwin Ezeemo, decried the lack of proper town planning and drainage system, which he said was responsible for regular flooding of the area.
