Photos: Yemen's capital Sanaa hit by flash flooding

Residents of Sanaa are left dealing with the aftermath of flash flooding caused by torrent

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Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor
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People walk on a damaged street at an area flooded by heavy rains in Sanaa, Yemen
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Yemenis check out a destroyed car under an overpass after it was overtaken by floods following heavy rains in the capital Sanaa
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People look at flood water after heavy rains as they stand on a footbridge in the old quarter of Sanaa, Yemen
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Yemenis salvage goods from a damaged vendor stall, flooded with mud following heavy rains in the capital Sanaa
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People walk on a damaged street at an area flooded by heavy rains in Sanaa, Yemen
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People gather around a truck stuck in a landslide caused by heavy rain floods in Sanaa, Yemen
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Yemenis salvage items washed up by the torrent on a the banks of a canal following heavy rains in the capital Sanaa
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Yemenis salvage items washed away by the torrent following heavy rains in the Yemeni capital Sanaa
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People look at flood water after heavy rains in the old quarter of Sanaa, Yemen
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People look at flood damage on a street caused by heavy rain in Sanaa, Yemen
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A street vendor looks at his damaged stall due to floods following heavy rains in the capital Sanaa
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A car drives through a flooded street during heavy rains in Sanaa, Yemen
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Yemenis collect some materials washed away by the torrents following heavy rains in the Yemeni capital Sanaa
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People look at flood damage on a street caused by heavy rain in Sanaa
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Yemenis walk around a large crack in a damaged road due to floods following heavy rains in the capital Sanaa
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People walk past mud and debris washed up by the floods following heavy rains in the capital Sanaa
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Yemenis collect some materials washed away by the torrents following heavy rains in the Yemeni capital Sanaa
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