A general view shows damaged houses following a tropical storm in Hadramout.
Yemen tropical storm leaves trail of destruction (click here)
AP
Published: October 26, 2008, 20:16
Shibam, Yemen: Ahmad Salem's family screamed on Saturday as their traditional Yemeni mud brick house disintegrated in rushing flood waters from a deadly tropical storm that has killed 61 people in southern Yemen.
Hamid Al Kharashi, a police chief in the southern province of Hadramout, is warning that the death toll could rise further, since scores of people are still missing and hundreds of families are homeless or trapped by the flood waters.
Rain was continuing to fall yesterday, although only lightly in Hadramout. Getting relief supplies to those affected in the remote and rugged Yemeni hinterlands has been difficult, as most roads are washed out.
October 27, 2008
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There are repeated storms to the region and with each new storm there is more saturation of the land and increased flooding. The storms are coming off a very hot Indian Ocean.
Death toll mounts in Yemen tropical storm (click here)
AgenciesLast updated: October 26, 2008, 16:41
Sayoun: The Yemeni government on Sunday said 61 people have been killed by floods that swept through the south in the wake of a massive tropical storm.
Hamid Al Kharashi, a police chief in Hadramout, said the death toll could rise further since scores of people are still missing and hundreds of families are homeless or trapped by the flood waters.The Interior Ministry earlier said 58 people were killed by fierce flooding, while another six were killed in lightning strikes during two days of storms.
