Landslide kills 11 people in Mahweet
The Source: sabanews.net - 28/08/2009
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At least 11 people died when a landslide flattened their three-storey house in the district of Malhan, Mahweet.Dozens were reported killed and others injured so far this year when rain lashed many parts of the republic. All the killed were a household. The landslide, which devastated several houses, occurred due to torrential rain lashing the area for the last two days.No residents were inside nearby houses when it took placeThe bodies have been recovered by locals who rushed to the site when they heard about the accident.Another area, al-Dhula'a in the city of al-Tawila, saw several landslides last week causing damages to the infrastructure and cutting off electricity and roads.Rain has been falling in many parts of the republic killing people and causing damages to houses and infrastructures.Three days ago, five marginalized people have been killed and more than 40 families displaced as torrential rain hit the city of Rada'a, Baidha'a, for two consecutive days.Livestock were killed and dozens of homes were still under water.Two homes collapsed on Tuesday in the old Sana'a city killing a woman.Sources said many homes at the city, a UNESCO heritage site, have become threatened by collapse.Earlier a five-year-old child died as torrential rain lashed northwest Yemen.The mother of the child was also seriously injured when the rainfall, which lasted for almost 8 hours, destroyed their home. She was rushed to hospital.Thunderstorms were reported to have hit the village of al-Dhuhran in the district of Bani Jel during the heaviest ever rain in the province of Hajjah for years.Lands were swept away and many houses suffered cracks.In Hajjah, three children died and three others were seriously injured due to heavy rain at Wadi Kaifa in Najra district.Lands were swept away and homes destroyed.Last year, Yemen experienced the worst rainfall tragedy in decades when more than 90 were killed and more than 2000 homes destroyed.Losses were estimated at more than a billion dollars.
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