45 people have died in Yemen in recent days as a result of flooding brought on by intense rain, according to figures released on Wednesday by a local official and a United Nations agency.
In Maqbanah, in the southwest province of Taez, flash floods claimed 15 lives, according to a social media post by the UN humanitarian organization OCHA.
Governor Mohamed Qahim reported 30 killed and five missing in the Hodeida region, which is under the control of Huthi rebels.