A UN report said that Yemen falls within the INFORM Risk Index for 2024 with a value of 7.5, making it the seventh most vulnerable country to the risk of humanitarian crises and disasters.

A recent report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees added that, according to the shelter group’s flood vulnerability analysis, about 173 Yemeni areas are exposed to severe floods, “severity level 5.”

Noting that in 2023, large parts of Yemen witnessed severe impacts due to climate change, which led to the displacement or impact of nearly 229,000 people in 106 districts and 20 governorates, and these impacts resulted primarily from severe weather phenomena, Including heavy rains, floods and hurricanes, the greatest impact was felt in Hajjah, Ma’rib and Taiz governorates.

The report explained that many of those affected live in remote or difficult-to-reach places, including 253 sites for displaced people, and indicated that Cyclone Tej is the latest event of this devastating pattern, as it affected more than 60,000 people in Al-Mahra, Hadramaut, and Socotra.