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Deadly floods join war, disease to ravage Yemen

Recent floods have left at least five dead and injured nearly 100 others as Yemen struggles with war and a growing coronavirus crisis.
People carry their belongings washed by rain water after the heavy rain in Sanaa, Yemen April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi - RC2B6G94NE9H

Severe flooding is wreaking havoc across Yemen as aid agencies warn of a surge in cholera cases and the potential for a massive coronavirus outbreak in the Arab world’s poorest country. 

Officials told The National newspaper that flooding caused by heavy rains killed three children and injured nearly 100 residents of 18 displacement camps in the central Marib province on Wednesday. The children, all members of the same family, died while sheltering from the storm. 

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