20 deaths in torrential rains. Dozens of houses collapse in Sana'a and its environs
English - Thursday 06 August 2020 الساعة 06:47 pm
Sana'a, Newsyemen, Special:
Dozens of houses in Sana'a and its neighboring provinces have collapsed due to heavy rains that have hit most of the republic since mid-July.
The Houthi militia, iran's arm in Yemen, is merely issuing media calls to international and local organizations and the Red Cross, calling on them to "play their role and duty to provide assistance to citizens displaced from their homes and to provide for their requirements and needs."
According to multiple local sources, there were casualties and human casualties of citizens in several areas where torrential rains raided their homes, amid a lack of civil defense, and neglect of dam barriers, drainage canals and support walls, which are scattered in most of the directorates of the republic's governorates.
Eyewitnesses told Newsymen that four houses were completely destroyed in the village of Asher al-Old, west of the capital Sana'a, due to continued heavy rains for the second week in a row, and in the village of Mashad (northwest of Sana'a) three houses were destroyed without human casualties, and sources indicated that dozens of houses were partially damaged in the villages, and some old houses were evacuated from their residents.
In Hamedan district, Sana'a governorate, two women and a child died and two others were injured on Monday, August 3, when their house collapsed as a result of heavy rains in the area.
Torrential rains washed away a number of houses in the Asha Sa'wan area of Bani Hashish district (east of the capital Sana'a) in Sana'a province, without causing any human casualties.
More than 30 houses were damaged, while torrential rains washed away 20 kilometres of agricultural land.
In Marib province (east of Sana'a), 17 people died and four others were injured by torrential rains in various parts of Marib province, which is experiencing severe rains that have caused extensive damage to citizens' homes and farms and caused the displacement of more than 1,000 families from their homes.
Meanwhile, four houses in the World Heritage-listed old city of Sana'a collapsed late wednesday night, August 5, when the capital, Sana'a, experienced continuous rain during the afternoon and evening.
"International and humanitarian organizations are quick to provide relief materials and shelter families affected by the rains," he said, adding that the houthi government's job is limited to coordinating with organizations to provide humanitarian assistance to citizens affected by rain in all provinces
