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Yemen: Flood: 1999/12
GLIDE: FL-1999-000548-YEM
| Period | 1999/12 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Yemen |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | The Socotra Archipelago, southern Yemen, in the Indian Ocean, has suffered massive floods caused by successive periods of torrential rainfall since the evening of 4 December 1999. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| OCHA Situation Report No. 1 1999/12/10 | ||
| Local residents have been left homeless. |
Around 400 homes have been destroyed.There was substantial loss of livestock. | |
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OCHA Situation Report No. 1 1999/12/10
The Government of Yemen has not issued an official appeal for international assistance but requested OCHA's/ UNDP's immediate intervention to address the emergency needs of medicines, blankets and foodstuffs in the aftermath of the massive floods.