Growing concerns for Yemenis battered by relentless rain and flooding

In a joint alert,

, the UN Children’s Fund, and UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, said that rising waters had shattered people’s lives in several Yemeni governorates and particularly in Hudaydah, Hajjah, Sa’ada and Taizz. The northern governorate of Marib has also been affected.

“Homes, shelters and belongings have been swept away,” the UN agencies reported, adding that within 72 hours of the floods, more…