The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on Thursday, August 15, 2024, that 180,000 people have been affected by floods in Yemen since the beginning of August. The organization highlighted the urgent need for $4.9 million to expand its emergency response. "Heavy rains and ...
Two children died in separate incidents involving drowning in floodwaters and electrocution in the Osailan district of Shabwah governorate (eastern Yemen) on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024. Local sources told "Barran Press" that 10-year-old Mohammed Faris Ahmed Silan died Wednesda...
The Deputy Governor of Marib, Abdel-Raba Muftah, who also heads the Emergency Committee, issued an urgent plea on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, for immediate intervention from local, regional, and international organizations to address the needs of those affected by the natural disasters plaguing ...
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...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, that over 34,000 Yemeni families have been affected by floods that swept through 19 governorates across the country. The UNHCR's Yemen office stated in a press release that "heavy...
The Early Warning Center for Disasters and Climate Risks in Hadhramaut has issued a warning regarding the ongoing unstable weather conditions affecting the governorate and other parts of Yemen over the next 48 hours. The center's bulletin, reviewed by "Barran Press," stated that r...
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 Executive Unit for the Management of IDP Camps in Marib has reported that the death toll from flash floods and storms that have ravaged the governorate has risen to 18, including 8 fatalities and 10 injuries. In a brief statement seen by "Barran Press" on Tuesday, August 13th, 202...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) issued a warning on Monday, August 12, 2024, of severe floods in Yemen over the next 10 days, potentially causing significant damage to crops and infrastructure. The warning was issued in the FAO's early warning and agricultu...
The death toll from floods and torrential rains that have battered several Yemeni provinces in recent days has risen to 61 dead and missing, with dozens injured. A UN official has described the scale of the disaster and humanitarian needs as "massive." While the International Organiza...
The Director General of the Marib governorate's (northeastern Yemen) Sanitation and Beautification Office, and a member of the emergency committee, Mohammed Ahmed Atiya, stated on Sunday, August 11, 2024, that the committee is in a continuous meeting to address the heavy rains and storms that ...
Marib Governor and member of the Presidential Leadership Council, Major General Sultan al-Arada, visited several displacement camps in Marib Governorate (northeastern Yemen) on Sunday, August 11, 2024, to assess the extensive damage caused by heavy rains, thunderstorms, and strong winds that swept...
Lahj, Yemen: Three citizens were caught in flash floods in the "Ma'aden" valley in Lahj governorate (southern Yemen) on Saturday, August 10, 2024. While two were successfully rescued, the fate of the third remains unknown. Local sources told "Barran Press" that the ...
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...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has declared that his country will not seek any foreign assistance in the wake of devastating floods that ravaged areas near the Chinese border. Instead, he has ordered the relocation of thousands of displaced residents to the capital for better care. Kim estimat...
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 government report released on Friday, August 9, 2024, revealed that 5,583 displaced families in the Yemeni provinces of Hodeidah and Hajjah were affected by flash floods triggered by heavy rains over the past two days. The report, issued by the Executive Unit for the Management of Displaced P...
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 National Center of Meteorology and Early Warning (NCMEW) reported on Friday, August 9, 2024, that the Houthi-controlled capital Sana'a experienced the highest rainfall in recent hours, reaching 53 mm. The NCMEW's daily bulletin, seen by Barran Press, stated that Ibb Governorate reco...
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...