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Flash floods in Yemen, caused by heavy rain, have killed at least eight people, including children, across multiple provinces, worsening the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.
In Hajjah province, a collapsed house in al-Khadraa village killed three children and injured their parents.
Floodwaters also destroyed dozens of makeshift tents housing displaced people in Abs district.
In Shabwah province, a father and son drowned, while two children and a young man died in separate incidents in Shabwah and neighboring Hadhramaut, raising the death toll to five in just 48 hours.
Earlier this week, flooding in Aden caused injuries and significant property damage.
It is believed to be the worst natural disaster the area has seen in years.
"The area here in Al-Haswa, from the al-Haswa-Shaab road to the Wasel-Bir Ahmed road, is the most affected by the floods," explained Ali al-Meshwali, a resident from Al-Haswa.
"It is now considered the most devastated area, based on what we observed during our tour of most of the houses. Residents cannot return to their homes, and those who do find their houses uninhabitable," he added.
Qassim Salim who also lives in Al-Haswa said, "The least affected are those who only experienced water entering their homes, rising to no less than half a metre. No one was able to save any belongings, neither the valuable nor the cheap ones. No one was able to save anything."
Authorities across affected provinces have warned of continued heavy rainfall and urged residents to stay away from riverbeds and dams.
Yemen’s decade-long conflict and damaged infrastructure have intensified the humanitarian impact of these seasonal floods, leaving residents struggling with inadequate basic services.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met King Charles III at Windsor Castle on 24 October, ahead of planned talks with European leaders in London.
Uzbekistan and the European Union (EU) are set to sign a new Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA), marking a major step in bilateral relations and placing Uzbekistan among the EU’s closest partners in Central Asia.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said the United States and others must do more to push Israel to stop violating the Gaza ceasefire agreement, including the possible use of sanctions or halting arms sales.
Southeast Asian leaders and global partners, including U.S. President Donald Trump, will gather in Kuala Lumpur from 26 to 28 October to discuss trade, regional conflicts and global security, with East Timor set to join ASEAN as its 11th member.
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