OCHA/GVA/ - 2000/0003
Yemen - Floods
OCHA Situation Report No. 2
5 January 2000
Situation
1. One month after the Socotra
archipelago, Southern Yemen, located southeast of the entrance of the Gulf
of Aden, suffered massive floods caused by torrential rains, only a few
reports are available on the overall situation and the needs for relief
assistance. According to local news, 1,500 houses have been destroyed and
about 950 have been damaged.
2. According to a report received from
the UNDP Office in Sana'a, some areas were badly hit by the floods and