2008 Yemen cyclone
The floods in Yemen 2008 was a flood event, on 23 October began with heavy rainfall during the cyclone season in Nordindik 2008. The following to a tropical depression storm caused severe flooding, during which at least 180 people were killed, and more than 20,000 people to flee prompted.
The governorates of Hadramaut, Lahidsch, al - Mahra and Taiz were the most affected regions of Yemen and most of the victims accounted Hadramaut.
Particulars
The flood was several -day-long heavy rainfall preceded that have used on 23 October, when the rest of the Deep Deep Depression ARB 02 to the east of Yemen arrived overland.
The tropical system ARB 02 /2008 (referred to by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center as Cyclone 03B ) had intensified on October 19, south east of Salalah, Oman to a tropical depression. On 21 October, the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre downgraded the system to a Deep Depression high. About the Gulf of Aden, the system lost due to dry air and the influence of the mainland in the passage on the northeast coast of Somalia along his strength and was downgraded to a depression.
The system hit some hooks east of the Horn of Africa, and then sailed for the Gulf of Aden. It then passed to the east of Yemen over the country. The remnant low brought heavy accumulations of precipitation over the coastal region. Normally you are less than 50 mm of rain annually. More rain bands moved from Saudi Arabia and southern Somalia zoom.
Through the storm about 180 people were killed, more than 20,000 people had to leave their villages. At least nine of the victims in the provinces of al - Mahra, Taiz and Lahidsch thunderstorms killed by lightning.
Thousands of families fled their homes alone in the province of Hadramaut; many schools were used as shelters, in these, however, only ten percent of IDPs could be accommodated. According to a Yemeni official at least 7,000 people were left homeless.
Damage to property
The water masses resulted in damage to homes and infrastructure. Agricultural land were flooded, so that crops and a large number of livestock and poultry to complain as losses waren.Elektrizitätsversorgung and telephone lines were cut, and many houses were damaged by the floods. In classified as a UNESCO World Heritage city of Shibam the water some of the medieval houses built of mud soaked on so strong that she collapsed. After Yemeni government figures total 3264 houses were destroyed in the most affected governorates al - Mahra and Hadramaut by the flood waters or severely damaged.
Reaction
The Organization of the Islamic Conference declared the situation a " national disaster " for Yemen and initiated the collection of funds for the flood victims. The United Arab Emirates expressed the intention to provide support. The Yemeni government announced that it would provide tents and other relief materials available that have been associated with transport aircraft from Sanaa on site. President Ali Abdullah Saleh ordered the formation of a commission, to be coordinated by the relief efforts. Several residents of the city of Shibam declared, however, that the government grant little support and help. "They're gone, and they will not show up today here in 100 years," was the verdict of one of the victims. The neighboring state of Saudi Arabia provided 100 million U.S. dollar disaster aid.