Due to the rains, the Meteorological Department warns of rock collapses on roads and mud buildings

The National Center of Meteorology warned, on Tuesday, of rockslides on mountain roads, and collapses of mud and popular buildings due to the continued rainfall.

The center expected in its daily bulletin that heavy rains will continue to fall on several governorates during the coming hours, accompanied by thunderstorms with downward winds and hail.

He pointed out that heavy rains will be witnessed in the highlands of the governorates of (Shabwa, Al Dhale, Taiz, Ibb, Dhamar, Raymah, Sana'a, Amran, Al Mahwit, Hajjah and Sa'dah) and will extend westward to include the Tihama plain and the western coasts of the governorates of (Hajjah, Al Hudaydah and Taiz).

It is also expected that the governorates of Al Mahrah, Hadhramaut, Abyan, Lahj, Al Bayda, Marib and Al Jawf will witness rain of varying intensity accompanied by thunderstorms.

He urged citizens in areas where rain is expected to take the utmost caution and avoid being in valleys and flood channels during the flow of floods.

He warned citizens of thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail, in addition to the decrease in horizontal visibility due to rainfall and the formation of low clouds.

For the second month in a row, Yemen is witnessing heavy rains, which have caused significant material and human losses in several Yemeni governorates.