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...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government announced on Thursday, August 8th, 2024, that it has contacted regional and international partners, including nations, financial institutions, and international humanitarian organizations, to support its efforts in addressing the damage caused by he...
The internationally recognized Yemeni government on Thursday, August 8, 2024, accused the Iran-backed Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, of causing the damage inflicted by the recent low-pressure system in the Tihama region (western Yemen). The accusation...
HODEIDAH, YEMEN - Heavy rains and subsequent flash floods in Hodeidah Governorate, western Yemen, have unearthed a deadly new threat: landmines planted by the Houthi group, designated a terrorist organization by the international community. Local sources said to "Barran Press", o...
HODEIDAH, YEMEN - A Kuwaiti charity has become the first international organization to offer aid to victims of recent devastating floods in Yemen, according to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). The "Al-Najat Charity Society" has pledged 50,000 Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $165,000 USD...
Two weeks after a lull in their attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, has resumed its offensive. The group’s attacks, which began last November, had ceased following an Israeli airstrike ...
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) reported on Wednesday, August 7th, that thousands of families have been displaced by heavy floods that struck three governorates in western Yemen over the past few days. The UN agency stated in a press release from its Yemen office that “a tragic human...
Hodeidah , Yemen - Heavy rains and flash floods have caused widespread destruction and loss of life in the western Yemeni governorate of Hodeidah, according to local sources. The flooding, which began on Tuesday evening, August 6th, has claimed the lives of at least four people, including two...
The National Center of Meteorology and Early Warning (NCMEW) has forecast the continuation of heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms in the mountainous regions, western coasts, and inland plateaus of Yemen over the coming days. The center attributed the heavy rains that have affected mo...
HODEIDAH, YEMEN - At least 45 people have died in flash floods caused by heavy rains in Yemen's Hodeidah and Taiz governorates, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and local authorities. The Hodeidah governor confirmed that 30 people perished ...
The Deputy Minister of Local Administration for Financial and Administrative Affairs in the internationally recognized Yemeni government, Abdul Latif al-Fajir, has called for immediate intervention to rescue and provide aid to those affected by ongoing heavy rains and floods in Hodeidah governorat...
HODEIDAH, August 7, 2024 - Heavy rains and devastating floods have ravaged the Hodeidah governorate in western Yemen, leaving behind a trail of human and material devastation, according to local sources. On Tuesday evening, torrential downpours triggered flash floods that swept through the...
HODEIDAH, August 7, 2024 - Heavy rains and devastating floods have ravaged the Hodeidah governorate in western Yemen, leaving behind a trail of human and material devastation, according to local sources. On Tuesday evening, torrential downpours triggered flash floods that swept through the...
Hodeidah, Yemen - Torrential rains have battered Hodeidah Governorate in western Yemen since Tuesday afternoon, causing widespread flooding and submerging entire neighborhoods. Local sources reported that the situation in the Tihama plain is dire, with destructive floods sweeping through comm...
Local sources reported on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, the discovery of the bodies of a young man and a child who were swept away by flash floods in Yemen's Hodeidah Governorate. Sources told "Barran Press" that local residents found the body of the child, "Mohammed Yahya Ahmed A...
Government forces in Yemen's western Hodeidah province have reported that recent heavy rains have washed away explosive devices, landmines, and booby traps planted by Houthi rebels in the Hies district. According to the engineering department of the joint forces in the western coast, ...
Heavy rains and flash floods have caused significant damage in the Yemeni provinces of Taiz and Hodeidah, local sources reported on Friday, August 2nd, 2024. Sources told "Barran Press" that the floods in Hodeidah have washed away and destroyed major roads and power lines in the distr...
The United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) reported on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, that it recorded six incidents related to explosive remnants of war, resulting in nine civilian casualties during the past month. According to a statement released by the mission on its Face...
An Israeli report published Tuesday, July 30, 2024, estimated the cost of the recent airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah port at between $6 and $10 million. In contrast, the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, is expected to face losses exceeding $320 million ...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, announced on Monday that all fires at fuel tanks in Hodeidah port (western Yemen) have been extinguished, eight days after they were targeted by Israeli airstrikes. Houthi-affiliated media outlets quoted the spo...