A devastating flood has claimed the lives of six members of a household in Nzam community of Anambra West Local Government Area.
The heavy flooding which sacked the entire area, submerged residential buildings, farmlands and schools.
Villagers claimed that the victims were drowned following a late night torrential rains that worsened the flooding which submerged their house while they were asleep.
africafirstnews.com gathered that the woman and her six children could not escape as no rescue came their, because neighbors too were trying to save their own lives.
The Police in Anambra State are yet to confirm the incident as at the time of this report.
The latest sad incident is coming just days after a boat conveying about 85 passengers to a local market in the coastal communities of Ogbaru Local Government Area in Anambra State, capsized killing at least 25 persons.
Several coastal and low level States in Nigeria have suffered devastating floodings in the past weeks after authorities in Cameroon released water from the Lagdon dam.
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