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16 Sep 2005

Yemen
Flash floods, lightning kill eight in Yemen

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— Deutsche Presse Agentur
Sana'a (dpa) - Lightning and flash floods caused by torrential rains have killed eight people in Yemen in the past two days, police officials said Friday.

Five people, including two women, were killed by lightning strikes in three incidents in the northern Saada province and the central province of Raima on Wednesday, they said.

On Thursday, flash floods in the southern province of Taiz swept away farming areas, killing three people. Eight people were injured when floods hit a marketplace in the southeastern Mukalla city.

In the western province of Mahweet, floods

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21 Aug 2005

Yemen
Yemen flash floods kill 12 in two days

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— Reuters - AlertNet
SANAA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Flash floods have killed a dozen people in Yemen and have injured at least six others in the poor Arab state, officials said on Sunday.
"Twelve people have died in the last two days due to heavy rains and there have been six injuries," a police official said, adding that 50 farmland animals had also died in the floods.

The country's meteorological office has warned the heavy rains will continue for the next two days.

Yemen, at the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula, is prone to floods in spring and summer. The worst rains hit

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18 May 2005

Yemen
Yemen: Floods Minor Emergency 05ME029 Update No. 1

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— IFRC
The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries.
In Brief

CHF 60,000 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FROM THE FEDERATION'S DISASTER RELIEF EMERGENCY FUND (DREF). UNEARMARKED FUNDS TO REPAY DREF ARE ENCOURAGED

1.1 The Disaster

On Tuesday 26 April, 2005 devastating flash floods in Hodeida h and Hajjah governorates damaged seven villages. In Hodeidah five villages were affected in Zuhrah district, which is located

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03 May 2005

Yemen
Yemen: Floods Minor Emergency No. 05ME029

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— IFRC
The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries.
In Brief

CHF 60,000 (USD 49950 OR EUR 38,862) HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FROM THE FEDERATION'S DISASTER RELIEF EMERGENCY FUND (DREF) TO RESPOND TO THIS OPERATION.

UNEARMARKED FUNDS TO REPAY DREF ARE ENCOURAGED.

The Situation

Heavy rains that started on 26 April 2005 have provoked floods in the Republic of Yemen, Hodeidah Governorate,

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27 Apr 2005

Yemen
Yemen floods kill 10 in two days-officials

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— Reuters - AlertNet
SANAA, April 27 (Reuters) - Flash floods have killed at least 10 people in Yemen and destroyed acres of agricultural land in the poor Arab state, officials said on Wednesday.

They said tens of houses were also destroyed by rushing water in the past two days after heavy rains lashed several parts of the country.

"There has been a lot of damage to property due to heavy rain in the last week," one official said, adding that it was too early to provide accurate estimates of material damage.

Yemen, at the southern tip of the Arabian

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