2024-04-21 13:36:31
The rains and floods that the eastern governorates of Yemen witnessed this week caused massive material losses, leading to the flooding of camps for displaced people in some areas and the loss of about three thousand families in five Yemeni governorates of their shelter, amid fear of dam collapse.
A report published by the Department of Displaced Persons in Yemen said that it monitored, through its representatives in the governorates under the control of the Yemeni government, heavy rains falling in the governorates of Hadramaut, Al-Jawf, Shabwa, Abyan, and Al-Dhalea, all of which are governorates inhabited by displaced families in fragile camps, which led to damage to varying degrees, and that the most affected camps are the camps for the displaced in the Al-Abr area. Al-Mukalla, Al-Jawf and Shabwa.
A detailed report of the Department of Displaced Persons also indicated that 1,700 families displaced from Al-Jawf Governorate due to the war and who were displaced to the Al-Rayyan desert area on the Saudi border were severely damaged by the rains and torrential rains that the area of displacement witnessed.
The depression moved from the Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman towards Yemen, hitting the governorates of Al-Mahra, then Hadramaut, and moved in a lighter way towards the governorates of Shabwa and Al-Jawf in the north and Abyan in the south.
Early warning centers and government authorities warned citizens against staying in the areas of flood corridors. The early warning in Hadramaut Governorate also warned of mountain collapses and rocks falling on residents in the valleys and under the high mountains in the governorate.
Flood waters resulting from intense rain also swept away two citizens’ cars and buried an artesian water well in the Hababa area of Al-Arsh Rada’a District, south of Al-Bayda Governorate.
According to local residents, the floods destroyed dozens of citizens’ farms and private property, with heavy rains continuing for long hours without recording any casualties.
A number of districts of Al-Bayda Governorate in central Yemen witnessed heavy rains accompanied by winds, which led to the flow of torrential waters onto flat agricultural lands after filling the valleys and waterways.
Citizens fear the collapse of old dams and the increase in risks as water continues to flow from the highlands during the depression experienced in a number of governorates in eastern and central Yemen.
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.
This year, climate experts in Yemen expected at the beginning of this week rainfall of varying intensity on the coasts of Al-Mahra, Hadramaut, and the western highlands.
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.
Last updated: April 21, 2024 – 12:20
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