Yemen: Five deaths and hundreds displaced due to torrential rains

The number of torrential deaths in Yemen has risen to at least five, and hundreds have been displaced by the south and north of the country, while the United Nations has warned of the possibility of spreading diseases and hindering humanitarian relief activities.

Anadolu Agency quoted a medical source at a hospital in the southern governorate of Aden as saying that four Yemenis were killed - including three children - as a result of torrential rains in the province. Local residents said that heavy rains and torrential torrents demolished a number of homes in cities in Aden governorate, including Crater, and destroyed a number of citizens' properties.

Activists circulated video from one of the surveillance cameras in the temporary capital of Aden, showing young men pulling a child from under a car washed away by the torrential rain.

Rima Governorate
Earlier in the day, the Houthi group announced the death of one person, the displacement of hundreds of families, and the collapse of houses due to the torrential rains in the Rima governorate (north), which is under the control of the Houthis.

The United Nations confirmed that the capital, Houthi, which is under the control of the Houthis, was also severely affected by the torrents, and the Supreme Council for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (affiliated with the Houthis) stated that the torrents left extensive damage to public and private property in the capital, and led to the displacement of 650 families.

Northern provinces,
and heavy rain also fell on other governorates, including Ibb, Hajjah and Ma'rib, which are the last strongholds of the legitimate government forces in the north of the country, where most areas are under the control of the Iranian-backed Houthi group.

To confront the consequences of the torrential rains, President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi directed the emergency committee to take the necessary measures and relief for the children and residents of Aden to overcome the consequences of the rain and torrential rains, while a report issued by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs today warned of the possibility of the spread of diseases such as cholera, and the obstruction of humanitarian activities due to the torrents. .

Floods have hit many areas in Yemen since mid-March, and are expected to continue in the coming weeks, and, according to previous UN estimates, at the beginning of April, have displaced 4,600 families.

Yemen suffers from a major weakness in infrastructure due to the continuous war in it for the sixth year in a row, which leads to major impacts of torrential rains in many areas.