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Around 111 houses had partly or completely collapsed in recent weeks.
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Around 5,000 of the towering buildings in the old city have leaky roofs, and 107 have partially collapsed roofs. This year's heavy rains, which began mid-April and last into early September, have added to what the United Nations describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
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Facade of some of the Unesco-listed buildings in the old city of Sana'a following heavy rains.
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Workers demolish a building damaged by rain in the heritage site.
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Historic Cities Preservation Authority officials said citizens today do not maintain these old buildings as in the past, leading to cracks and weakness.
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Workers demolish a building damaged by rain in the Unesco World Heritage site of the old city of Sana'a. The distinctive brown and white mud-brick houses in the historic neighbourhoods, which date from before the 11th century, have long been under threat.
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This year's exceptionally heavy rains, which began mid-April and last into early September, have added to what the United Nations describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
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A collapsed building in the old city of Sana'a following heavy rains. Around 111 houses had partly or entirely collapsed in recent weeks.
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