Khaberni - The Yemeni Ministry of Interior announced an increase in the number of flood victims in Taiz Governorate in the southwest, which has been hit since last Friday, to 21 fatalities.
A report published by the Security Media website affiliated with the Ministry of Interior, last night, Sunday, indicated that the floods that struck Taiz Governorate since Friday have caused the collapse and flooding of several homes in the areas and villages reached by the floods, sweeping away their contents and a large number of livestock has perished.
The floods also caused the erosion of vast areas of agricultural land, burying its wells, and damaging and destroying its solar systems, and cutting off roads between villages, which has obstructed access to these areas, according to the report.
The report highlighted that the most affected areas in Taiz include Mocha, Mawza, Ma'afir, Jabal Habashi, and Wazi'iyah.
On Sunday, the Executive Unit for IDP Camp Management reported an increase in flood fatalities in Taiz to 15 dead and 9 missing. The Yemeni authorities had announced, on Friday, the death of 8 people due to the floods in Taiz.
Rains and Floods
Since mid-March, Yemen has been experiencing heavy rains and devastating floods that have swept through many areas of the country. The Executive Unit for IDP Camp Management reported 1,370 families affected by the severe storms that hit displacement camps in Al Jawf Governorate in the north of the country.
The United Nations says climate change represents one of the major challenges faced by Yemen, as it exacerbates the crisis of food insecurity in a country classified as one of the poorest Arab nations.
Recent statistics from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen indicate that last year's heavy rains and resultant floods resulted in 82 deaths, over 100 injuries, and destroyed dozens of homes and vital infrastructure facilities including bridges, roads, hospitals, and shelters for displaced people, as well as agricultural land, affecting thousands of families across the country.
Yemen suffers from severe infrastructure weaknesses, which has exacerbated the impact of floods, adding to the misery of the residents who complain about the fragility of basic services due to the consequences of a war ongoing between the government-backed forces and the Houthi group for more than 11 years.
