Four houses damaged due to heavy rainfall in capital Sanaa

SANAA, Aug. 07 (YPA) – Four houses were damaged on Saturday in the capital Sana’a as a result of heavy rains that hit several part of the country.

” Two houses  consisting of three floors were completely damaged while another one was partially damaged in the Old City of Sanaa,” Civil Defense Authority said in a statement.

Moreover, A third house also consisting of three floors, which is about to fall at any moment, was partially damaged in Al-Saadi neighborhood, Al-Safia directorate.

Furthermore, one of the houses in al-Thawra district collapsed due to heavy rainfall .

Officials explained that financial assistance was provided to those affected families, with a support of the Zakat Authority.

They pointed out that a memorandum has been submitted to competent authorities approve monthly amounts for those affected families until their house is repaired.

The Civil Defense Department called on the concerned authorities to urgently find solutions, remedies and evacuate the residents from those houses in order to preserve their lives from the risk of a possible disaster at any moment.

E.M