Hommam Al Nassim 
Thunderbolts resulting from heavy rain struck several governorates in southern and northern Yemen on Saturday evening, killing at least five people and injuring a number of others.
An official in the Al-Dhalea Governorate in the south of the country reported that a severe thunderbolt struck a gathering of young people in a mountainous village, killing two people and seriously wounding two others.
Local sources in the Ebb Governorate in central Yemen confirmed that a thunderbolt struck the Rababa area in the Al-Qafr District, killing two women and wounding seven people.
Local sources and residents in the Bani Saad district of Al Mahwit Governorate in the northwest of the country reported that a severe thunderbolt caused the death of a woman and the death of a number of livestock when it struck a house.
Many areas in Yemen are currently witnessing heavy rains and thunderbolts, after a month of drought and scarcity of rain.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen warned last week of the impact of the second rainy season, expected to begin next July, on many flood-prone areas, pointing to the limited financial resources needed to implement the interventions required to mitigate the effects of floods and respond to them effectively.
The United Nations, research centers and international organizations have confirmed that Yemen is one of the countries in the world most affected by climate change, most notably the need for international support to adapt to it, in light of the worsening food insecurity crisis in the country.
6 people were killed in floods in western Algeria