Yemen flash flooding causes large-scale damage

Torrential rains and flash flooding in Yemen have left several people dead and caused large-scale damage to homes and infrastructure, the UN says.

Thousands of families have been affected by the flooding, which started in mid-April and has worsened as rainfall intensified in recent days.

On Sunday, four people were reportedly killed in Tarim, in the government-held eastern province of Hadramawt.

The homes of 167 families were also either partially or completely damaged.

There were also reports that the town of Yarim, in the rebel-held western province of Ibb, was inundated on Monday by heavy rain.

Floodwater was said to have cut off the main north-south road to the capital Sanaa and sparked fears about the spread of water-borne diseases.