Yemen | 50 deaths and 5,400 families displaced due to floods

2020-08-08 2020-08-08T13:07:03Z
وداد السعودي
وداد السعودي
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Arab Weather - During the previous days, floods caused the death of 50 people in Yemen and displaced thousands, adding to the risk of floods, the flooding of the historic Ma'rib Dam, for the first time in 34 years, and the collapse of another dam in Amran Governorate.

Several cities in Yemen witnessed floods and landslides; Among them is the capital, Sana'a, and the governorate of Ma'rib, in the east of the country, was the most affected by the water, after the dam flooded, and 17 deaths were recorded, including 8 children.

In the countryside of the capital, Sana'a, two women and a child died as a result of the collapse of a house in the Wadi Dhahr region, which is characterized by its old mud houses, and these homes are always subject to collapse in the event of heavy rain

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This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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