12 Thousand Families In Yemen Refuge The Impact Of Flash Floods Since Early August

Illustration of floods hitting an area. (Sadiq Nafee-Unsplash)

JAKARTA - Flash floods forced more than 12,000 families in Marib, central Yemen, to flee since early August.

Citing Anadolu via Antara, the Executive Unit for Refugee Camp Management reported that seven schools and three hospitals were heavily damaged by this natural disaster.

Meanwhile, 15 other school buildings suffered minor damage.

According to the statement, eight displaced civilians, including four women and a child, were killed and 34 others injured in the flood.

Last week, Yemeni authorities stated that about 7,000 families were affected by the flood, but the number has increased since then.

Head of the Funding and Partnership Section at the United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Office (OCHA), Lisa Dutton said, on Thursday 17 August that the death toll from floods in Yemen this year had reached 98 people, and 600 others were injured.

Insufficient Yemen's infrastructure exacerbated the impact of flooding and exacerbated the difficulties of residents who have faced fragile basic services due to the civil war that lasted nearly 10 years.