The impoverished south
Arabian Peninsula country is frequently hit by heavy downpours which trigger
landslides and floods. In April, 24 people were killed in northern Yemen
following heavy rain which caused a dam to burst.
The landslide caused by
heavy rain has swept through a village in southwestern Yemen, killing at least
20 people, local media said on Monday.
Dozens of others were
wounded and the death toll was likely to rise as rescue teams struggled to
reach the village of Al-Lassbah in a mountainous district of Taez province, the
rebel-controlled Saba news agency said.
The area was hit by
"heavy rain that caused a collapse of rocks on houses," Saba said,
citing a local source.
Taez province is largely
under the control of Shiite Huthi rebels who have seized large parts of Yemen,
prompting a Saudi-led military intervention in support of the country's
internationally recognised government.
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