ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's pro-government authorities declared on Tuesday that 17 people, including eight children, died as a result of flash floods in the northeastern province of Marib.
"The latest information provided by local hospitals confirmed that 16 people drowned and another was killed after being struck by lightning," said a statement revealed by the Health Department in Marib.
Four others were critically injured after their house collapsed due to the heavy torrential rains in Marib, the statement said.
The pro-government health authorities directed all the public hospitals to carry out emergency measures and be fully prepared to deal with situation in the province.
Heavy rainfall and storms have hit various Yemeni northern and southeastern provinces, causing serious damage to the civilians' properties during the past days.
On Monday, the head of Yemen's Supreme Committee for Relief Aid, Abdel-Raqib Fatah, called on international humanitarian organizations to send teams to help alleviating the impact of floods in different parts of Yemen.
Yemeni people, especially the internally displaced, were badly affected by the recent heavy rain in several parts of the war-ravaged Arab country. Enditem
