International Rescue Committee: 100,000 people affected by floods in southern Yemen

Arab Sea Newspaper - Follow-ups

Arabian Sea - Yemen - Follow-ups: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) announced on Tuesday that more than 100,000 people have been affected by the flash floods in southern Yemen, which have led to the displacement of thousands of citizens. In a statement, the committee said that "the massive flash floods that swept through southern Yemen have affected more than 100,000 people, destroying homes and tents of displaced people, and inundating agricultural land." The statement added that "vital infrastructure such as roads, power lines, and water and sanitation facilities have been severely damaged, cutting off essential services to communities and forcing thousands to flee." It continued: "In response to these floods, the International Rescue Committee has launched emergency operations in the most affected areas in the governorates of Abyan, Lahj, Taiz, and Aden in southern Yemen." The statement pointed out that "these governorates are also facing emergency levels of food insecurity, with families there suffering from severe food shortages and high levels of malnutrition." The committee warned that "with more heavy rains expected, the risk of new floods threatens to displace many families and cause further suffering to vulnerable communities already at the heart of a devastating hunger crisis." The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a non-governmental organization that aims to provide humanitarian aid and international development, founded in 1933 at the request of the famous German physicist Albert Einstein. Most Yemeni governorates have been witnessing heavy rains and floods since last Friday, causing human and material losses, destroying some public roads, and cutting off electricity and water lines. Yemen suffers from severe infrastructure weakness, which has made the impact of the floods increase the tragedy of the population, who complain about the fragility of basic services due to the repercussions of the ongoing war between the forces of the legitimate government and the Houthi group for more than 10 years.