Barran Press
Lisa Dutton, Director of Funding and Partnerships at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), confirmed that 98 people have died and 600 others have been injured due to floods in Yemen since the beginning of 2024.
During a briefing to the UN Security Council on Thursday evening, Dutton stated that "heavy rains and floods have hit several governorates in Yemen, directly affecting about 695,000 families who have lost their homes and livelihoods."
She explained that the floods have resulted in "the deaths of approximately 98 people and injuries to more than 600" since the beginning of this year, according to the UN website.
Dutton reported that "humanitarian partners have provided immediate life-saving assistance, including food, water, hygiene supplies, shelter support for affected families, and delivery of critical medical supplies to local hospitals and health centers, along with deploying dozens of mobile health teams to affected areas."
The UN official warned that "the lack of adequate funding continues to undermine these and other efforts to address critical needs across Yemen."
She added: "The environment in these areas has become more restrictive, at a time when humanitarian workers are already struggling to meet the needs of millions of people across the country."
Since the beginning of August, heavy rainfall has intensified in several Yemeni governorates, causing flash floods and landslides that have resulted in dozens of deaths, injuries, and missing persons, in addition to significant material damage, according to UN and government reports.