Yemen Monitor / Newsroom:
An 11-year-old boy, Maher Hafez Hussein Yahya Dureim, was killed after being struck by lightning in the village of Beit Dureim in Jabal Ayal Yazid District, Amran Governorate.
The Civil Defense Authority warned citizens of the dangers of lightning strikes, urging them to take precautions by turning off all mobile and landline phones as well as electrical devices to ensure their safety.
This incident comes a day after lightning strikes in the districts of Suwayr in Amran and Qafl Shamar in Hajjah, northwestern Yemen, claimed additional victims amid a wave of rain and thunderstorms accompanied by strong winds.
