Lightning kills four, wounds three in northwest Yemen

At least four people have been killed and three others were wounded when a lightning struck a house in northwest Yemen.

The accident took place late Tuesday in the Bani Ahmed village in the al-Gafaria district of Raima province.  Heavy rains hit the area accompanied by lightning storms that killed Mohammed Ahmed Mahdi, 17, Jawahir Ahmed Mahdi, 22, Ali Saleh Mahdi, 13, and Ibrahim Mohammed Ahmed Saleh, 37.

The wounded were rushed to a hospital. The police director in the area said the province witnessed a large number of lightning strikes killing people and livestock as well as causing other damage to the people's property.

About 80 Yemenis die annually due lightning strikes . Early last month, two people were killed and eight others were injured when lightening struck them in Yemen's southern province of Dhale. The eight injured suffered burns and were taken to a hospital.

Lightning was said to have directly hit the people and homes in the province. Lightning also injured two other people while they herding goats. 15 goats were killed as well.

Last year, seven people were reported killed in Taiz by lightning which struck in the Maqbana district.  During the last few months, heavy rains swept cross many parts of the Republic claiming lives and leaving hectares of lands under water.

More than a dozen people were reported dead and dozens more were wounded as a result of severe flooding. Last year, Yemen experienced a flood tragedy in which more than 90 people were killed and over 2000 houses were totally destroyed.

Heavy rains fell in various parts of the republic with the eastern provinces of Hadramout and Mahara most affected. Yemen then received support from friendly countries to rebuild the flood-hit areas.

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