From Riam Muhammad Makhshaf

Local sources and residents said on Saturday evening that at least five people were killed and several others were injured after thunderbolts resulting from heavy rain struck several governorates in southern and northern Yemen.

An official in the Al-Dhalea Governorate in the south of the country said that a severe thunderbolt struck a gathering of young people in one of the governorate’s mountainous villages, killing two and seriously wounding two others.

In Ibb Governorate in central Yemen, local sources confirmed that two women were killed and seven people were injured as a result of a thunderbolt that struck the Rababa area in Al-Qafr District.

Local sources and residents reported that a woman was killed and a number of livestock died when a severe thunderbolt struck a house in the Bani Saad district of Al Mahwit Governorate in the northwest of the country.

Several areas of Yemen are currently and have been witnessing heavy rains and thunderbolts, after a month of drought and scarcity of rain.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen warned last week that the second rainy season in Yemen, which is expected to begin next July, will affect many areas vulnerable to floods, especially in light of the limited financial resources that still represent a major challenge for... Partners in implementing the interventions required to mitigate the effects of floods and respond effectively to them.

The United Nations, research centers and international organizations say that Yemen is one of the countries in the world most affected by climate change, and the one most in need of international support to adapt to it, as it exacerbates the food insecurity crisis in Yemen.