2024-04-28 10:56:35
After the floods witnessed in the eastern Yemeni governorates, affected by the depression that struck the Sultanate of Oman and the UAE, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned of the increasing risk of flash floods due to heavy rains in large parts of Yemen during the next few days.
The FAO said in its agricultural meteorological early warning bulletin, which it issued yesterday, Thursday: “It is expected that the last days of this April will witness a gradual increase in rainfall to between 150 and 200 mm on average, with the highest levels expected in the central highland governorates.” Dhamar, Ibb, Raymah, and parts of Sanaa and Al-Dhalea.”
She also added that the expected levels of rainfall are higher compared to what they were during the same period last year, “and since the past days witnessed floods in the governorates of Hadramaut and Al-Mahra, it is very likely that the heavy and intense rains at the end of this month will lead to widespread flooding.” In many locations within the country.”
The FAO explained that flood forecasting models indicate heavy and long-lasting rainfall (more than 80 mm in some parts and more than 100 mm in other parts) even in areas that usually have few periods at this time of the year. It increases the risk of floods, which have a greater impact along the main valleys such as Wadi Mur (Hajjah and Al-Hudaydah), Wadi Saham, Rumah, Sardoud, and Zabid (Al-Hudaydah and some parts of Ibb and Dhamar). It is also expected that floods will occur in Wadi Dhanna, which may affect some areas in Marib. Rain may fall on the upper parts of the Wadi Banna and Taban basins, but it will be less intense than in the previous valleys.
The report warned that these heavy rains will be accompanied by landslides that will mostly be concentrated in areas with steep terrain along the main roads in Manakhah (Sanaa), Samara (Ibb), and Kahlan (Hajjah).
The FAO confirmed that the continued accumulation of water in the cities of Sayun and Mukalla in Hadramaut Governorate, which were hit by massive floods last week, would “represent an increasing risk of the spread and spread of diseases.”
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Yemen has recently witnessed floods and hurricanes as a result of climate change, the most recent of which was Hurricane Tej, which struck the governorates of Al-Mahra, Hadramaut, and Socotra in late October of last year, causing material and human losses.
Despite the repeated formation of depressions and Yemen being affected by them annually, they still cause severe damage to lives and governmental and civil infrastructure, which indicates the inadequacy of the government’s role in keeping pace with the extreme climate and its destructive effects on Yemen.
This deficiency is due in part, according to observers and activists, to the state of conflict that the country is experiencing following the Houthi militia’s coup against the state and its institutions, and in part to the scarcity of the Yemeni government’s capabilities compared to the extent of climate change, in addition to the government’s lack of a clear vision in the field of confronting these conditions. Extreme changes and adapting to them.
Last updated: April 26, 2024 – 18:09
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