More than 560,000 affected by 'unprecedented' Yemen floods: UN

Severe flooding and violent windstorms have affected 562,000 people across Yemen in recent weeks, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Thursday, appealing for $13.3 million in donations amid a funding shortfall.

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A girl walks through a water puddle outside a house in an area that was hit by recent heavy flooding in the Hays region south of Yemen's Hodeidah province on August 28, 2024. -- Photo: Khaled Ziad / AFP

2024-09-06 13:26:14

Severe flooding and violent windstorms have affected 562,000 people across Yemen in recent weeks, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Thursday, appealing for $13.3 million in donations amid a funding shortfall.

The "unprecedented weather events" have compounded suffering in the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, which is already grappling with one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, said the IOM.

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