Floods, lightning kill 47 in Yemen
ASIANAGE
Sanaa, Oct. 25: At least 41 people were killed in floods and six more died after being struck by lightning in Yemen, officials said on Saturday.
Preliminary information received from emergency services and local authorities said 41 people died as floods swept through the south-eastern provinces of Hadramaut and Mahara on Thursday and Friday.
They said four people were killed by lightning in the southern provinces of Tayez and Lahj, and a mother and son also died when struck by lightning in the Al-Mahwit region north of the capital Sanaa.
An earlier toll put the number of people killed by the fierce weather at 24. Hadramaut and Mahra were both declared disaster zones on Friday. Rescue coordinators said that among the victims were seven people who perished in Al-Mukalla, the capital of Hadramaut which is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea. —AFP
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