Torrential rains in the South cause floods and cut off towns

SMA NEWS – MUKALLA
Torrential rainfall across Yemen caused widespread flooding that cut off several towns, local media reported.
The rains started overnight and continued into Thursday morning.

Reports said that Hadramawt province recorded the most rainfall overnight, with the rain damaging dozens of homes and cutting off several towns.

Videos online showed flooding on several roads linking Seiyun district and Mukalla, the main city in the eastern province.

Parts of Shabwa province suffered heavy rains concentrated in the districts of Rudum, Beihan, Mayfaa, Markha and Ain.

Since last April, flash floods in South have damaged already poor infrastructure across the country, including roads, water sources and healthcare centres.

By the end of last summer, the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimated that 51,000 families and more than 300,000 people were affected in 146 districts in 18 provinces in the South and Yemen.
The UN has allocated $44 million to address the fallout from the flooding.