More than 170 dead in Yemen floods

Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 172 people across Yemen over the past month, damaging homes…

Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 172 people across Yemen over the past month, damaging homes and UNESCO-listed world heritage sites, officials said.

The destruction has dealt a new blow to a country already in the grips of what the United Nations describes as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis after years of war between a Saudi-backed government and Iran-allied rebels.