Heavy rain kills 13 in Raima [Archives:2002/31/Front Page]

Thirteen people were killed and many others injured in the district of al-Jubain, Raima, 100 km South-East of Sanaa due to heavy rain and floods that took place in the area last Thursday. Around fifteen houses were damaged by the floods which also ruined several farms. A rescuing team evacuated some families from their houses, which were about to collapse. Among the killed were seven people belonging to the family of Abdullah Ahmed Ghaithan.
Yemeni authorities sent two helicopters to help the rescuing team. But one of them made an emergency landing due to the bad weather. The helicopter crashed into a big tree. Two of the crew members were injured.
President Ali Abdullah Saleh gave orders to the government to give all possible assistance to affected families. He also ordered that Abdullah al-Ghaithan be granted YR 1.6 million to relieve his grief. The rescuing team was able on Friday to rescue one of his kids who was still alive.

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