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A UN organization warns that thousands of citizens are at risk of floods and rains in several governorates
The torrential rains in many governorates caused the washing away of a number of cars and the death of people, in addition to blocking many roads and obstructing the movement of vehicles, especially in the governorate of Lahj, specifically in the directorates of Al-Maqatira, Radfan, Tur Al-Baha, Al-Qubaytah and Al-Musaimeer, where the directorates witnessed large torrents that impeded the movement of citizens, in Their appeals to the government to intervene and deal with the aftermath of the torrential rains.
Vehicle dredging
In the Al-Maqatrah district, in the west of the governorate, the torrential rains claimed the life of a traveler, and his family survived after their vehicle was washed away, in addition to causing road networks to be cut off, especially in the slopes of the Maabaq area, especially the road linking Taiz Governorate with the capital, Aden.
The citizen, Sultan Muhammad, says that the citizens are facing great difficulty in moving their vehicles on the road due to the insistence left by the torrential rains.
Sultan asserts that in the first week, the torrential rains swept away a car and killed its driver, appealing to the concerned authorities to quickly intervene to restore and protect the road to secure the movement of passengers.
Isolated villages, stranded travelers
Dozens of vehicles are still stuck there, as their passage was possible earlier before the torrential rains. It is no longer the same today, except after hours of attempts and forced stops, in addition to the suffering of travelers and damage to their vehicles, as a result of the obstacles caused by the torrential rains.
Jamal Shamsan, Director General of the Al-Maqatrah Directorate in Lahj Governorate, said that the torrential rains damaged the main roads, agricultural lands, and vital projects in the district.
He added that the Silat Wadi Maabaq-Al-Ruba road needs to be re-established and repaired in case the rains continue to flow.
-He stressed that the villages of Maabaq isolation in general are in a state of distress as a result of the heavy rains and torrential rains that the isolation witnessed, as the damage was not only caused on the way, but also included large drifts of agricultural lands, in addition to the damage to the wells that feed the population with drinking water, in addition to the damage to educational and health facilities in the area. Directorate areas.
-Modest movements and government absence
The move of the local authority resulted in carrying out some reforms in front of traffic, but its efforts did not receive any government support, to complete the goal of repairing the entire road according to the authority of the Directorate, and to protect it from the remnants of seasonal rains.
Shamsan, Director General of Al-Maqatrah, indicated that since the end of Ramadan until this week, the local authority has rehabilitated and repaired the road at a cost of more than 4 million Yemeni riyals, funded by the local authority in the district, pointing to the need for the government to expedite the repair and paving of the road.
He explained that, unfortunately, the demands of the local authority were not implemented by government agencies, whether in the leadership of the governorates of Lahj and Taiz, or the presidency of the government, as the necessary equipment was not provided to open the road in the event of torrential rains flowing during the rainy seasons.
International warning
Late last week, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) had warned of heavy rains and large floods that would hit several Yemeni governorates during the next week.
According to the organization’s expectations, it has warned that thousands of citizens will be at risk of flooding in the watersheds unless the necessary precautions are taken to protect them.
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