"The floods have led to the repeated displacements of people, with about 29,000 people already displaced in the affected areas," said Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, during daily press briefing on Tuesday.
Heavier than usual rains throughout 2020, including monthly flash floods since March, have affected at least 16 of the country’s 22 governorates in Yemen, Dujarric said.
He noted that local authorities estimated that 130 people had died and more than 120 people had been injured across the country’s northern governorates and said: "Humanitarian organizations are assessing the situation and mobilizing emergency assistance, including relief items for flood-affected families. Movement restrictions due to COVID-19 and limited non-food supplies are challenging the humanitarian response."
Pointing out that the Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan is only 21 per cent funded so far, he urged donors to pay all outstanding pledges immediately and to consider increasing their support.
"Limited donor funding is forcing core programmes to close or reduce support across different sectors, including food, water, health and nutrition," he warned. (ILKHA)
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Hezbollah launched a major rocket attack on Israel’s HaHotrim air force base on Tuesday, marking the first such assault on a strategic Israeli military site.
The ongoing war in Sudan between rival military factions has plunged the country deeper into crisis, with the UN emphasizing that a ceasefire and political negotiations remain the only viable path to peace.
The U.S. Army carried out airstrikes on areas along the border between Iraq and Syria, according to local reports.
The Lebanese Health Ministry reported on Tuesday that the death toll in Lebanon has reached 3,287, with 14,222 others wounded, as Israeli airstrikes continue to pound the country in an escalating conflict with Hezbollah.