Hundreds stranded as torrential rains hit Dhamar

DHAMAR, July 21 (Saba) - Flood
waters have marooned hundreds of citizens in the Habab area, east of Dhamar
province, the News
Yemen reported.

Heavy rains have lashed the area through morning on Monday cutting
off roads and engulfing the people until late in the day. Last week, heavy rains hit
vast
areas in Yemen Ibb province, cutting off roads and stranding 3000 people at their
homes. Unabated rains for three straight days have engulfed 14 villages at the Jabal
Miwad,
five kilometers north the province, leaving the people unable to reach other areas,
washing up their lands, livestock, damaging wells and destroying the main road
connecting
the villages with other parts of the region. No injuries or casualties were
reported. The tragic situation left the people in an urgent need for aid materials.
Some schools
were destroyed as well. The local government has been aware about the disaster, and
action is underway to help the citizens. Meanwhile, a source at the local council
said
they would ask for tools to survey the affected areas. Safe water shortage remains
the big problem facing the people after rains damaged wells. Early this year, heavy
rains
hit several parts of the republic causing killing people and causing damages to
properties. Last year, Yemen witnessed a rainfall tragedy when more than 90 were
reported
killed and others injured and more than two thousand houses destroyed. FR