At least 45 people have been killed or missing and thousands displaced in flooding in several areas in Hodeidah and Taiz governorate following several days of heavy rains and flooding
Local sources in Hodeidah estimated that hundreds of homes have been destroyed or hit and swept away hard by rain and floods.
And authorities have not overall death toll, or given the overall number of people injured or missing.
Meanwhile the UN’s humanitarian office in Yemen reported Wednesday that Friday floods in Maqbnah district in Taiz governorate killed 15 people, swept agricultural lands and damaged homes and infrastructure.
Local sources said that many residents have reportedly been stranded inside their homes in Al-Mansuriyah district since Tuesday night as roadways were destroyed or blocked, while authorities still haven’t reached areas severely affected by the floods for two days, leaving some residents trapped inside their homes.
Witnesses described the scene in the Yemeni Tihamah coastal plain as horrifying, in which some livestock were found dead after drowning in the mud due to the floods. Food supplies and drinkable water were also lost.
The United Nations Population Fund-Yemen said this week on the social media platform X that the floods impacted more than 28,000 people living in four districts in Hajjah city.
Rapid response teams led by agency have been carrying out assessment and response operations and have recorded around 4,112 families who need emergency relief, according to the agency.