At least 68 people are dead and a further 31 missing in severe flooding caused by torrential rain in Yemen.
Around 1,700 homes have been destroyed displacing hundreds of families in floods that swept the south-eastern provinces of Hadramout and Mahra, following 30 hours of heavy rainfall.
Yemeni authorities have declared the eastern provinces a disaster area and President Ali Abdullah Saleh has allocated almost €80m in aid to flood-hit areas
Yemen is one of the poorest countries in the world and its government is already struggling against a rebellion in the north, unrest in the south and an al Qaeda resurgence.
In addition, a growing number of Somali refugees are stretching its resources to the limit.
Situated on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, the country is prone to flooding during the monsoon season.
