At least 95 people have lost their lives and 34 others have been injured due to heavy rains and floods in Yemen’s western Al Hudaydah province since last month, according to a statement from the Houthi group on Tuesday. The Houthi-run Emergency Committee reported that the death toll increased after 11 more people died from severe rainfall in the past three days.
The situation has exacerbated an already dire humanitarian crisis in Yemen, where a decade-long conflict between the Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthis has severely damaged the country’s infrastructure and health facilities. According to United Nations figures, flash floods triggered by seasonal rains have killed dozens and impacted over 250,000 displaced people in Yemen since last July. The combination of conflict and natural disasters has created a catastrophic situation, with millions of Yemenis facing life-threatening conditions.–News Desk