At least 47 killed in fierce Yemen stormsAirborne rescue operations swung into action on Saturday in Yemen after floods killed 41 people and six more died after being struck by lightning in fierce storms that swept the country, officials said. The latest toll from emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' and local authorities received by 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. said 41 people died in flooding fed by torrential downpours that hit the provinces of Hadramaut and Mahara on Thursday and Friday. At least six aircraft took off from the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday carrying tents, food and medicine for the Hadramaut capital Al-Mukalla and Mahara, airport officials said. "Other airlifts are scheduled for later in the day," one official said, adding that public and private organisations had joined ranks to help the victims of the disaster. Authorities said four people were killed by lightning in the southern provinces of Tayez and Lahj, and a mother and son also died when struck by lightning in the Al-Mahwit region north of the capital Sanaa. Rescue coordinators said that among the victims were seven people who perished in Al-Mukalla, the capital of Hadramaut which is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea Arabian Sea, ancient Mare Erythraeum, northwest part of the Indian Ocean, lying between Arabia and India. The Gulf of Aden, extended by the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Oman, extended by the Persian Gulf, are its principal arms. . Both Hadramaut and Mahra were officially declared disaster zones on Friday. Bad weather continued to batter southeastern coastal regions on Saturday as the airlift into the stricken areas began. On Friday, military helicopters Military helicopters are helicopters used by military forces. They can be found in a variety of roles in diffferent militaries of which the tactical airlift mission is the most common. and others operated by oil firms battled strong winds as they fought to rescue thousands of people stranded by the floods, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. one emergency official. Local authorities said that more than 500 houses were destroyed across Hadramaut province, where 3,500 families were made homeless, and that flooding also caused heavy damage to roads and power and water distribution networks. An official told AFP that among the affected areas was the UNESCO UNESCO: see United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. UNESCO in full United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization world heritage site of Shibam which was totally cut off by the flood waters and its historic buildings were threatened with collapse. Shibam, with more than 20,000 residents, is famed for its high-rise mudbrick buildings that have given the town the nickname of "the Manhattan of the desert." The oil-rich United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. said on Friday that it would provide Yemen with emergency aid. 
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