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Floods in Yemen kill at least 33 people, damage more than 200 homes

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Heavy rains that began on Tuesday also unleashed rockslides in Al-Mahwit province. Yemen’s Red Crescent said 38 people are still missing.
Floods that swept through a district in northern Yemen this week have killed at least 33 people and damaged more than 200 houses, a local official said.
Heavy rains that began on Tuesday as part of Yemen’s monsoon season have caused major flooding and unleashed rockslides in the Melhan district of Al-Mahwit province.
The floods have killed 33 people, destroyed 28 houses and caused cracks in 200 others, Ali al-Zikam, secretary general of the local council of Al-Mahwit province, said on Facebook.

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