Lightning Kills 13 People In Yemen Within 24 Hours
Category: Accidents

Local media reported on Sunday that at least 13 people were killed and 27 injured when they were struck by lightning in Yemen.

As a result of lightning strikes in various parts of Hajjah province, seven people died and eight others were injured.

In Amran province, six Yemeni women were killed and 19 others injured by lightning during a funeral service.

More than 200,000 people were affected by floods in Yemen from mid-July to mid-August that killed 77 people, including children.

Flooding has affected 16 of the 20 governorates in the country, especially displaced people's sites, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

According to OCHA, the United Nations and its partners are providing shelter, food assistance, water, sanitation, and hygiene services to the worst affected families.

Up to 20,000 people are estimated to be affected by the rain, according to early reports from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

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