More than 6,500 families were left homeless due to heavy rains in Yemen
Heavy rains in Yemen have damaged 204 camps where 2 million internally displaced people live, and 6,500 families have been left homeless. They need food, shelter, clothing and hygiene products.
More than 6,000 families left the city of Marib due to heavy rains and floods in the central part of Yemen. This is stated in the report of the Department of Displaced Persons Camps of the Government of Yemen.
According to the report, the disaster affected 6,495 families in 204 refugee camps and displaced areas.
The department said people need food, shelter, clothing, hygiene products and durable tents.
More than 2 million of Yemen's 4.5 million internally displaced people have found refuge in Marib.
Civil war and humanitarian crisis in Yemen
The Iranian -backed Houthis in Yemen have been in control of the capital Sana'a and parts of the region since September 2014.
The coalition forces led by Saudi Arabia have been supporting the Yemeni government in the fight against the Houthis since March 2015.
About 377,000 people died as a result of the clashes .
The civil war has created an acute humanitarian crisis in one of the world's poorest countries, and it is getting worse every day.
According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 23.4 million Yemenis are in need of humanitarian assistance - this is 73% of the population of Yemen. 4.3 million people were forced to leave their homes due to military operations.
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