The Flood Disaster in Marib: Victims Among the Displaced and Destruction of Thousands of Homes

The Marib Governorate, in northeastern Yemen, witnessed a painful natural disaster due to heavy rains, floods, and storms that swept through the camps during August, resulting in the death of 3 displaced individuals and the injury of 2 others, with approximately three thousand families affected in the displacement camps, according to an official statistic released today, Sunday.

The Executive Unit for Managing Displacement Camps in Marib confirmed that the rains and floods caused severe damage to 2,944 families, of which 464 were completely affected, and 2,480 partially.

The losses varied between the destruction of temporary housing, tents, fishing nets, and huts, in addition to damage to food supplies, water tanks, and sewage networks, as well as the loss of personal belongings.

The city of Marib was the most affected, with the number of affected families reaching 1,895, of which 261 were completely affected, and 1,634 partially.

It was followed by the Wadi district with 825 families (147 completely and 678 partially), then Raghwan with 164 families, and Harib, the least affected, with 60 families.

The Executive Unit called on humanitarian agencies to quickly provide urgent support to these affected families and secure their needs for food, shelter, and non-food items, in addition to maintaining sewage networks and educational and health facilities.

It also urged camp management partners to intensify rehabilitation and maintenance efforts and to establish clear strategies to protect the camps from natural disasters, especially floods and fires, in light of the harsh climatic conditions facing the governorate.