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Yemen: Floods August 2013 Situation Report No. 2, 29 August 2013

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• At least 37 people have been confirmed dead and close to 20,000 people affected by flooding and heavy rains. Since the rains started in mid-August, 21 districts of eight governorates have been affected.

• An earthquake struck Bani Ghushaim village of Bani Awam District of Hajjah, resulting in destruction of two houses and displacement of 23 people on 24 August. A week earlier, heavy rains and landslides caused damages to three houses and forced 41 people to leave their homes in the neighboring area of Qal’at Khazin in the same District.

• Humanitarian agencies, including UNICEF,
UNHCR, WFP, NGO implementing partners and the Yemeni Red Crescent Society (YRCS) have begun assessments and humanitarian response to assist the victims in areas most affected by flooding.

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