On Saturday, August 31, 2024, a protest organized by the Association of Mothers of Abductees in Al Hudaydah highlighted the ongoing plight of those abducted in Yemen. Activists urged all parties, including international mediators and the UN envoy to Yemen, to intensify efforts to address the human...
Hodeidah, Yemen - Three children tragically drowned in a pool of water in the al-Khokha district of Hodeidah governorate (western Yemen) on Sunday, September 1st, 2024. The incident occurred amidst heavy rains and ongoing floods that have been plaguing the region. Local sources told "Barra...
HODEIDAH, YEMEN - Two brothers and a girl were killed by lightning strikes in Hodeidah Governorate (western Yemen) on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, bringing the total number of casualties from lightning strikes this season to 81 dead and injured. Local sources told "Barran Press" t...
Seven people, including children, were killed and four others injured in lightning strikes across several Yemeni governorates over the past week. This brings the total number of lightning strike victims in Yemen since the beginning of July to 78 killed and injured. According to monitoring by &q...
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday, August 27th, 2024, that torrential rains have caused floods that have submerged entire communities in Yemen's Hodeidah governorate (western Yemen), while 8,000 families in Marib governorate (northeastern Yemen) have been left homeless. ...
The World Food Programme (WFP) has reported that Israeli airstrikes on Hodeidah port in Yemen on July 20th, 2024, destroyed 800,000 liters of fuel belonging to the organization. The WFP, in its report on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, stated that the fuel, intended for its on-demand servi...
Thirty-one Yemeni fishermen arrived at the Hodeidah fishing port (western Yemen) on Thursday, after being kidnapped and tortured in Eritrean prisons for several days. Upon their arrival, the fishermen recounted how Eritrean authorities seized them from Yemeni territorial waters while fish...
The United Nations announced on Thursday that it has distributed emergency food aid to over 115,000 people in areas under the control of the internationally recognized government in the Yemeni governorates of Hodeidah and Taiz. The World Food Programme (WFP), in a statement posted on X, monitor...
Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) announced the launch of a donation campaign to provide relief to those affected by recent floods in Yemen. In a statement, QRCS said it has launched a "fundraising campaign to implement an urgent response to the floods that have hit several areas in ...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued a stark warning, stating that Israeli airstrikes on the Hodeidah port in Yemen last month could amount to war crimes. The organization argues that the attacks pose a grave threat to the food supply, humanitarian aid, and electricity for millions of Yemenis...
Hodeidah, Yemen – August 19, 2024 – Two children sustained serious injuries after detonating a landmine in Hodeidah governorate, according to a human rights source. Journalist and human rights activist Basim Al-Janani reported on X (seen by "Barran Press") that the ch...
A coalition of 48 civil society organizations in Yemen has called on the internationally recognized government to allocate emergency funds from the Central Emergency Response Fund to support relief efforts for victims of the recent floods and torrential rains that swept across several governorates...
The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) reported that Hodeidah Governorate, located in western Yemen, recorded the highest rainfall in the past 24 hours. The NCM issued a warning for heavy to very heavy thundershowers in 16 governorates over the next 24 hours. According to the NCM's daily ...
Hodeidah, Yemen - Flash floods caused by heavy rains have claimed lives and damaged infrastructure in Hodeidah Governorate (western Yemen) on Saturday, August 17, 2024, according to local sources. Sources told "Barran Press" that the raging floodwaters of the "Aji" vall...
The human rights organization SAM (Society for Advocacy and Monitoring) has described the recent floods in the Tihama region of Yemen's Hodeidah governorate as "one of the most devastating disasters in the country," demanding urgent humanitarian intervention. Heavy rains and...
Hodeidah, Yemen - A civilian worker was injured on Tuesday, August 13th, when a mine detonator exploded while he was working at a scrap metal shop in Hays district, south of Hodeidah governorate, according to the Yemeni Ministry of Interior. The Ministry's statement, released by the Se...
Two young girls tragically drowned in a pool of flash flood runoff in Yemen's Hodeidah governorate on Tuesday, August 13th, 2024, according to local sources. The sources told "Barran Press" that Rawda Ali Ismail Mahmoud (25) drowned in a large pool of water in the Hies distr...
The Governor of Hodeidah, Hassan Taher, stated on Friday, August 9, 2024, that President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, and Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, have tasked several ministers with monitoring the humanitarian situation arising from the recent flood disast...
A campaign to address the damage caused by recent heavy rains and floods and assist affected residents in liberated areas of Hodeidah Governorate (western Yemen) was launched on Saturday, August 10th, 2024. According to the official Yemeni news agency Saba, the campaign, initiated under the pat...
SANAA, YEMEN - The recent floods that have ravaged several Yemeni governorates have claimed the lives of 57 people, with 45 confirmed dead and 12 still missing, the Yemeni Red Crescent Society announced on Thursday, August 8th. The society, in a statement posted on X, attributed the casual...