Yemen flooded by Cyclone Chapala torrential rains in insane pictures and videos

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The first hurricane ever to hit Yemen in recorded history arrived early Tuesday morning when Tropical Cyclone Chapala hit the city of Mukallah.

The storm has already dumped a decades’ worth of rainfall in some parts of this arid nation, already suffering from a war-related humanitarian crisis.

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The rare and intense storm killed three residents and injured nine on the remote Yemeni island of Socotra the day before.

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The storm could ended up bringing a decade’s worth of rain — at least 20 inches — over just two days.

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This area typically receives just 2 inches of rain annually. OMG…

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First estimations from coastal Hadhramaut report 25 injured, 21 missing, and more than 50 homes destroyed.

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WHO estimates 127,000 people affected by floods, strong winds and 22ft high waves in Yemen.

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Mukalla was severly hit. The canal that runs through the city turned into a raging river.

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Storm recovery there will be challenging because the city is under the control of militant groups. There is no state in Mukalla.

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There was basically no preparedness… Just Al-Qaeda…

They have no records of cyclones hitting Yemen. The lack of precedent for a storm of this magnitude hitting Yemen makes the situation especially precarious. Prayers for them.

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