People in Yemen’s several governorates, mainly internally displaced people, were affected by heavy rains and floods in June, losing their shelters, food supplies and household items. Initial reports received from humanitarian partners and the local authorities during the month indicated that an estimated 6,800 households (approximately 41,000 people) were affected by floods in Ad Dali’, Al Hodeidah, Hadramawt, Hajjah and Ta’iz governorates. The number of the affected households was not fully verified yet. Initial rapid assessments were conducted in some of the affected locations which were accessible and as resources allowed.
In early June, nearly 400 households in Ouda and Al Oshaira displacement sites in Al Makha District of Ta’iz Governorate and another two displacement sites in Al Mukalla District of Hadramawt Governorate were affected by heavy rains. According to the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster partners, the affected households lost their shelters and food, with their household items damaged.
Following heavy rains on 5 June, several districts in Ta’iz Governorate were affected by floods. According to national NGOs that conducted initial assessments in flood-affected districts, more than 2,800 households (approximately 16,800 people) in At Ta’iziyah, Mawiyah, Dimnat Khdair, Maqbanah and Sami’ districts were affected by floods.
Displaced people in Al Hodeidah Governorate faced heavy rains and floods, with their shelters and food supplies destroyed. According to initial assessment conducted by CCCM partners, more than 2,900 displaced households across 22 sites in Abs, Aslam, Khayran Al Muharraq and Bani Qays districts of Hajjah Governorate and 238 households in 13 displacement sites in Az Zuhrah District of Al Hodeidah Governorate were affected. In Ad Dali’ Governorate, humanitarian partners reported some 470 households in 11 sites in Ad Dali’ City and Qa’tabah District of Ad Dali’ Governorate were affected by floods in late June. (OCHA, 30 Jun 2022)