The United Nations announced that about 700,000 people in Yemen were affected by the unprecedented floods in Yemen during the current year.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees explained that Yemen is one of the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

She pointed out that the urgent need for global action and work to mitigate the effects of climate change must be remembered in conjunction with the holding of the climate conference.

The government confirmed that the floods and torrents that the country witnessed affected 30% of agricultural lands within one year.

The Minister of Water and Environment, Tawfiq Al-Sharjabi, explained, on the sidelines of the International Climate Summit in Azerbaijan, that Yemen has witnessed 6 hurricanes in 6 years, stressing the continuation of the government’s efforts with the countries of the world to confront the repercussions of climate change.

Minister Al-Sharjabi stressed the importance of facilitating access to climate finance for adaptation purposes in the countries most affected by the climate.

He called on governments and international organizations to take action to bridge the financing gap, by facilitating and increasing funding allocated for adaptation to climate change.

As was an international report, it monitored the death of 240 people and the injury of 635 others as a result of rains and floods in Yemen during the current year in twenty governorates.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies stated, in a report, that the rainy season in Yemen for the current year witnessed unprecedented rainfall, causing severe floods that led to destruction and displacement in Yemen.

He indicated that this exacerbated the deteriorating humanitarian situation due to prolonged conflict, disasters, and the spread of diseases, noting that more than six hundred and fifty-five thousand people, constituting ninety-three thousand families, were affected by the floods.

The report said that 20 out of 22 governorates were severely affected, with thousands of homes and temporary shelters destroyed, with about 500,000 people displaced.