Deaths and injuries in a house collapse due to rockslides in Al Mahwit, northern Yemen

A number of citizens died and were injured on Monday after their house collapsed due to rockfalls in one of the towns of Al Mahwit Governorate, northern Yemen.

Local sources told "Yemeni Youth Net" that rock collapses fell on a house in Wadi Al-Qabi village in Bani Al-Khayat district in Al-Tawila district in Al-Mahwit governorate, causing the collapse of the multi-storey house and the deaths and injuries of its residents.

The sources added that the collapsed house belonged to the citizen "Mohammed Hazam Al-Bars", who died in the incident with a number of his family members, and others were injured, while others were pulled out from under the rubble.

According to sources, the initial death toll from the incident is estimated at at least five people, while other sources reported the death of seven people.

The sources indicated that rescue teams are still continuing their work to search for survivors under the rubble.