The police in Windhoek are still searching for two bodies after the heavy rains in the capital on Friday.

One is that of an 8-year-old boy who fell into a flowing river at the Grysblok riverbed in Katutura and was flushed away.

The following day, on Saturday, an adult man was also washed away while standing on the edge of a river nearby the Goreangab Dam.

While in pursuit of the body at Goreangab Dam, the police came upon the body of a girl of about 13 to 15 years of age who was found underwater.

Her body was taken to the police mortuary.

Heavy rains associated with a storm have caused damage to houses, especially in the informal settlements of Katima Mulilo.

The rain affected the supply of electricity to the town of Katima Mulilo and caused damage to houses in the informal settlements, with the Chotto compound being the worst affected.