Yemeni villagers wait for aid after heavy rains

STORY: Yemeni villagers wait for aid after heavy rains DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:17 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a village in the Al-Khair area, Dhamar Province, Yemen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI DURAIB, Local villager 3. various of the flooded village 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HELAL AL-SULTAN, Local officer 5. various of the flooded village 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HELAL AL-SULTAN, Local officer 7. various of the flooded village STORYLINE: Rainstorms, floods, and lightning across Yemen have killed at least 97 people since July, local health authorities said on Saturday. In Mabar District of Dhamar Province, hundreds of families are trapped and waiting desperately for help. Ali Duraib, a father of seven children, said his house has been surrounded by floods and his family has been confined inside his house for days without aid or emergency support. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI DURAIB, Local villager "We are victims without rescue aid. We feel like living on an is

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(220824) -- DHAMAR, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 23, 2022 shows houses surrounded by floods after heavy rains hit the Mabar District, Dhamar Province in Yemen. The total number of people killed by rainstorms, floods, and lightning strikes has been brought to at least 97 since July in the war-torn country, which has been battered by torrential rains, flash floods, and lightning for weeks, according to the health authorities. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-DHAMAR-FLOOD

(220824) -- DHAMAR, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People try to wade through flood water after heavy rains hit the Mabar District, Dhamar Province in Yemen on Aug. 23, 2022. The total number of people killed by rainstorms, floods, and lightning strikes has been brought to at least 97 since July in the war-torn country, which has been battered by torrential rains, flash floods, and lightning for weeks, according to the health authorities. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-DHAMAR-FLOOD

(220824) -- DHAMAR, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man stands with his children outside their house surrounded by floods after heavy rains hit the Mabar District, Dhamar Province in Yemen on Aug. 23, 2022. The total number of people killed by rainstorms, floods, and lightning strikes has been brought to at least 97 since July in the war-torn country, which has been battered by torrential rains, flash floods, and lightning for weeks, according to the health authorities. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-DHAMAR-FLOOD

(220824) -- DHAMAR, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man stands in the flood water after heavy rains hit the Mabar District, Dhamar Province in Yemen on Aug. 23, 2022. The total number of people killed by rainstorms, floods, and lightning strikes has been brought to at least 97 since July in the war-torn country, which has been battered by torrential rains, flash floods, and lightning for weeks, according to the health authorities. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-DHAMAR-FLOOD

(220824) -- DHAMAR, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People try to wade through flood water after heavy rains hit the Mabar District, Dhamar Province in Yemen on Aug. 23, 2022. The total number of people killed by rainstorms, floods, and lightning strikes has been brought to at least 97 since July in the war-torn country, which has been battered by torrential rains, flash floods, and lightning for weeks, according to the health authorities. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-DHAMAR-FLOOD

(220824) -- DHAMAR, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 23, 2022 shows houses surrounded by floods after heavy rains hit the Mabar District, Dhamar Province in Yemen. The total number of people killed by rainstorms, floods, and lightning strikes has been brought to at least 97 since July in the war-torn country, which has been battered by torrential rains, flash floods, and lightning for weeks, according to the health authorities. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-DHAMAR-FLOOD

(220824) -- DHAMAR, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man sits near the flooded land after heavy rains hit the Mabar District, Dhamar Province in Yemen on Aug. 23, 2022. The total number of people killed by rainstorms, floods, and lightning strikes has been brought to at least 97 since July in the war-torn country, which has been battered by torrential rains, flash floods, and lightning for weeks, according to the health authorities. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)