STORY: Floods swept through a suburb of Yemen's southern city of Aden through the weekend in what is believed to be the worst natural disaster the area has seen in years.

Torrential rains late on Saturday (August 23) caused the valley of al-Haswa suburb to overflow, submerging homes and cars and isolating entire neighbourhoods.

Drone footage captured the scale of devastation, with floodwaters engulfing al-Haswa and neighbouring Bir Ahmed.

Floodwaters swept through residential areas, collapsing structures, and submerging vehicles.

Residents waded through muddy waters, salvaging what little they could. Some attempted to flip overturned vehicles, while others worked tirelessly to clear debris from their homes.

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VIDEO SHOWS: DRONE VIEWS OF FLOODED AREAS / FLOOD MOVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA / SUBMERGED VEHICLES / PEOPLE FLIPPING OVERTURNED VAN

SHOWS: AL-HASWA, YEMEN (AUGUST 23, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) (MUTE)

1. VARIOUS OF DRONE VIEWS OF FLOODED AREAS

AL-HASWA, YEMEN (AUGUST 24, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

2. FLOOD MOVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA

3. HUT COLLAPSING & TAKEN AWAY BY FLOOD

4. FLOOD MOVING / PEOPLE STANDING

5. RESIDENT QASSIM SALIM WALKING ON MUD

6. SALIM CARRYING MATTRESSES AND BELONGINGS

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) AL-HASWA RESIDENT, QASSIM SALIM, SAYING:

"There is severe damage and less severe damage. There are those whose homes were completely destroyed, and others whose homes were partially destroyed. The least affected are those who only experienced water entering their homes, rising to no less than half a metre. No one was able to save any belongings, neither the valuable nor the cheap ones. No one was able to save anything."

8. FLOOD WATERS MOVING

9. MAN WALKING THROUGH FLOODED STREET

10. CHILDREN WALKING THROUGH FLOODWATER

11. FLOOD WATERS MOVING

12. VARIOUS OF MAN CLEANING DEBRIS

13. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) AL-HASWA RESIDENT, ALI AL-MESHWALI, SAYING:

"The area here in Al-Haswa, from the al-Haswa-Shaab road to the Wasel-Bir Ahmed road, is the most affected by the floods. It is now considered the most devastated area, based on what we observed during our tour of most of the houses. Residents cannot return to their homes, and those who do find their houses uninhabitable."

14. VARIOUS OF PICK-UP TRUCK SUBMERGED IN FLOODWATER

15. FLOOD WATER

16. MAN CHECKING CAR SUBMERGED IN FLOOD WATER

17. GROUP OF YOUNG MEN AND BOYS ATTEMPTING TO FLIP OVERTURNED VAN

18. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE AROUND OVERTURNED VAN

19. COLLAPSED HANGER ROOF