Rainfall with thunderstorms expected within coming hours

SANAA, April 18 (YPA) – The National Center of Meteorology has expected heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms in several Yemeni provinces within the coming 24 hours.

In its warning bulletin on Monday, the center affirmed that the rains would prevailed over on the parts of Dhamar, Ibb, Taiz, Saada, Dhalea, Abyan, Shabwa and Hadramout.

The center also expected a rise in maximum temperatures on desert areas and coastal plains, ranging from 36 to 40 degrees Celsius, warning citizens in those areas not to be directly exposed to the scorching sunshine.

It called on citizens in areas where rain expected to stay away from valleys and water ways during and after the rain.

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