Death toll from floods, heavy rains in Yemen's Hodeidah rises to 84

The death toll from floods and heavy rains in western Yemen’s Hodeidah province has risen to 84, with 25 others injured, the Houthi group said on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports.

“The number of victims of floods and heavy rains that Hodeidah province has witnessed since the beginning of August has risen to 84 deaths and 25 injuries,” the Houthi-affiliated Saba News Agency reported, citing a province emergency committee statement.

It added that the floods reached the northern entry point of Al-Hudaydah city, flooded hundreds of houses, caused severe damage to infrastructure and agricultural lands, and washed away a number of city roads.

Flash floods caused by seasonal rains have killed dozens and affected over 250,000 displaced people in Yemen since last July, according to UN figures.

A decade-long conflict between the Yemeni government and Houthis in Yemen has badly damaged the country’s infrastructure and health facilities and caused a catastrophic humanitarian situation there.