A recent international report revealed the loss of lives and property and damage to more than three thousand displaced people in Yemen, in addition to other losses, as a result of the heavy rains and resulting floods that several Yemeni governorates witnessed during the past months of March and April, indicating that the cumulative effects On livelihoods and the ability of families to adapt “raises concern”.

The Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET), said in its latest report, that the heavy rains that several Yemeni governorates witnessed during the past months of March and April, and the subsequent floods, led to the deaths of 12 people and caused damage to more than 3,000 displaced people. It also disrupted livelihoods, destroyed shelters for displaced people, damaged water sources, roads and infrastructure, and caused loss of life and property in a number of governorates.

The network explained that, following the floods that occurred in March, heavy rains in late April caused more floods in several areas, and Hadramaut, Al-Mahra, and Shabwa were among the most affected areas.

She noted that although the recent floods were not severe, the cumulative impacts on livelihoods and families’ ability to adapt “raise concern,” especially in many areas of Hadramaut and Al-Mahra, which are still affected by floods associated with Tropical Cyclone “Tej” that struck. The two governorates in October 2023.

In early May, the Shelter Cluster had reported that the heavy rains and resulting floods had caused harm to more than 37,000 people in Yemen this year, explaining that it had taken the initiative to expand the scope of the response to emergency situations, reaching assistance to approximately Of 9,000 affected people by providing shelter and basic household supplies, it affirmed its commitment, along with its partners, to providing more assistance to those affected by the floods as a result of the climate changes that the country is going through.