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Child drowns, another rescued in Bani Matar Dam in Sanaa

SANAA, Aug. 27 (YPA) – A 13-year-old girl drowned and another was rescued at Bani Matar Waterfall Dam in Sanaa province on Saturday. The two girls drowned as a result of falling from the edge of the dam while playing, and the citizens were…

12-year-old child drowned to death in Arhab

SANAA, Aug. 24 (YPA) - A 12-year-old child died by drowning in a water pool in Arhab district in Sanaa province. An official source in the Civil Defense Authority of the province stated that the child, Amjad Yahya Sanad, drowned while he…

Huge fire devours commercial bank in Aden

ADEN, Aug. 24 (YPA) - A huge fire broke out on Thursday in a commercial bank in the center of Aden, southern Yemen. According to local sources, the fire broke out at the “Yemen and Bahrain comprehensive Bank” located in Aqaba Crater. The…

People of Aden stand in long lines to buy ice

ADEN, Aug. 24 (YPA) - Activists on the “X” platform have shared pictures showing dozens of citizens queuing up to buy ice moulds in the Crater area of Aden province in southern Yemen, which is controlled by the Saudi-led coalition. This…

FAO: 45 Yemenis killed by thunderbolts in month

SANAA, Aug. 24 (YPA) - The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has reported that more than 40 Yemenis were killed by lightning strikes last July. The organization said in a statement on the agricultural climate on…

Sanaa warns of catastrophic consequences of aid cuts

SANAA, Aug. 24 (YPA) – The Supreme Council for Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and International Cooperation in Sanaa warned on Wednesday of the catastrophic consequences of reducing humanitarian aid for millions of…

Oil pipeline leak causes environmental pollution in Shabwa

SHABWA, Aug. 24 (YPA)  - An oil leak occurred in one of the pipelines transporting crude oil in Shabwa province, southeastern Yemen, local sources said on Wednesday. According to the source, a large oil leak happened in the pipeline that…

Over 600 families affected by torrents in Saada

SAADA, Aug. 22 (YPA) - The number of families affected by the torrents in Saada province during the past days generally reached 525 families in three districts, and about 60 families whose status has not been verified, a local official said…