20 people dead, 1 000 displaced as persistent heavy rains hit Yemen
Persistent heavy rains across Yemen have killed at least 20 people, displaced thousands, and destroyed hundreds of properties, local government official reported Tuesday, August 4, 2020.
In Marib, the hardest-hit province, the health ministry said 17 people– including eight children– lost their lives as a result of the violent weather during the past few days.
In Hamdan, Sana'a Governorate, three people died and two others were injured when a building collapsed amid heavy downpour.
Other areas badly hit were Rawdha, Al-Jawba, Hareb, and Al-Wadi.
Recent heavy rains & flooding across Hajjah & Hudaydah have impacted 9,000+ families #Yemen
Shelters, roads & land destroyed. Loss of livestock & personal belongings.
UNHCR quickly responded helping thousands w/emergency shelter & items like mattresses & blankets
More to come pic.twitter.com/mduFrQvT0K
— UNHCR Yemen (@UNHCRYemen) August 2, 2020
صورة للفيضانات المحلية بعد الأمطار الرعدية الغزيرة في منطقة القطيع بمديرية المراوعة في محافظة #الحديدة غرب #اليمن
اليوم الاثنين 3 أغسطس 2020م pic.twitter.com/4CMIaQSg8w— تركي المحيا (@TurkiAlmohaiya) August 3, 2020
Hospitals were put on heightened alert status as more fatalities were expected. Rainstorms continued to batter residential areas and farms, affecting people and livestock.
On Tuesday, locals told Arab News that flooding from the swollen Marib dam left several camps stranded, which were homes to internally displaced people in Rawdha. The people were besieged amid a shortage of medical supplies, food, and shelter.
لحظات مرعبة اثناء الهروب من السيل الكبير بعد انفجار الحاجز المائى قرب مدينة حبابة بمديرية ثلاء في محافظة #عمران شمال غرب العاصمة #صنعاء عصر اليوم الإثنين 3 أغسطس 2020م
تصوير علوي شويط pic.twitter.com/PSzMPDgMe9— تركي المحيا (@TurkiAlmohaiya) August 3, 2020
اغلاق المناطق التي تقع في مجرى السد المنهار pic.twitter.com/9KN7m3yVj2
— Rashid_Almethen (@rashidalmethen) August 3, 2020
Featured image credit: UN Refugee Agency in Yemen
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