By NNN-KUNA,
Sanaa : Forty-one people were killed or missing in Yemeni governorate of Hadhramout as a result of floods caused by heavy rain fall which also damaged houses and infrastructure facilities in different parts of the country.
“Forty-one are the initial estimates of dead or missing people in Hadhramout, while there are five deaths in Al-Muhra governorate, and two killed by thunder in Muqbana area in Ta’ez governorate,” state-run news agency (Saba) said.
Saba quoted a source in the operations room as saying floods destroyed 221 houses, and caused damage to infrastructure projects and services, as well as sweeping cars and boats.
Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nuhayyan ordered the extension of relief aid to help the victims of the floods, according to Saba.