Houses of archaeological village west capital Sanaa collapse

SANAA, Aug. 12 (YPA) – Dozens of houses have collapsed in an ancient village west of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, due to heavy rains in recent days.

According to official sources, 57 of the 100 houses in the historic village of Bani Bashir in Hamedan district collapsed.

The construction of this ancient village dates back to the Yu’firids state, which was taken from Shabam and Kukaban as its capital during the period 847-997 AD.