At least 18 dead in Yemen floods.Summary: Heavy rains have swept through the southeastern Yemeni province of Hadramaut Hadramaut: see Hadhramaut. , causing floods and leaving at least 18 people dead. Heavy rains have swept through the southeastern Yemeni province of Hadramaut, causing floods and leaving at least 18 people dead. Initial reports received by a crisis team set up to coordinate rescue efforts put the death toll at seven in Hadramaut capital, al-Mukalla, while 11 more died elsewhere in the province. A cell official said the town of Shibam Shibam (Arabic: شبام) is a town in Hadramawt, Yemen with about 7,000 inhabitants. It has been the capital of the Hadramawt Kingdom for several periods of time. , located some 450 kilometers northeast of al-Mukalla, was totally cut off from the neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. towns. AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. quoted another local official who had said dozens of people were missing in the floods caused by some 30 hours of torrential rains that have lashed the region since Thursday. A member of the crisis committee in al-Mukalla added that at least 340 houses have been destroyed in Tarim, al-Kotn and Shibam districts, all in Hadramaut. Local authorities said the flooding has seriously damaged roads and disrupted dis·rupt tr.v. dis·rupt·ed, dis·rupt·ing, dis·rupts 1. To throw into confusion or disorder: Protesters disrupted the candidate's speech. 2. power and water distribution networks. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh Field Marshal Ali Abdullah Saleh (Arabic: علي عبد الله صالح), born March 21, 1942, is the current President of Yemen. has traveled to the disaster-stricken province to observe rescue operations led by a government commission he has charged with handling the effort. Meanwhile, Hadramout governor Salem Ahmed al-Khanbashi declared that the province is a "disaster area." 2008 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2008 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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