Yemen Floods… 100,000 People Affected and Fears of “Mine Drifts” into Residential Areas
Yemen Monitor / Newsroom:
The United Nations announced on Monday that more than 100,000 people have been affected by floods and heavy rains that struck several Yemeni governorates during the period spanning from late March to the end of April 2026.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a recent report that the floods caused widespread damage affecting 14,375 families, comprising more than 100,000 displaced persons and host communities in a number of Yemeni governorates.
The report explained that the disaster resulted in the deaths of 28 people and the injury of 84 others, including women and children, in addition to the destruction of homes and displacement camps, and damage to infrastructure, agricultural lands, and the sources of income for hundreds of families.
It pointed out that Taiz Governorate recorded the highest levels of damage, with approximately 9,790 families affected—equivalent to nearly 68,000 people—followed by the governorates of Hadramawt, Shabwa, Al Hudaidah, Marib, and Al Jawf.
The UN office warned of additional risks associated with floods sweeping landmines and remnants of war into new residential and agricultural areas, which poses a threat to civilian lives and hinders the movement of residents in the affected areas.
These developments come amid the worsening impacts of climate change and the ongoing collapse of basic services and infrastructure in Yemen as a result of the continuous conflict, which increases the vulnerability of the humanitarian situation and limits the ability of the competent authorities to implement emergency responses and provide relief to those affected.
