Yemen Monitor/Newsroom
Hissn Basim village in Du’an district, Hadhramaut governorate (eastern Yemen), was hit by a rock collapse on Wednesday afternoon, causing damage to trees in the area.
A video circulated on social media showing a large chunk of rock collapsing from a mountain and falling near houses in the area. Fortunately, there were no reported casualties, but the incident caused significant damage to citizens’ farms.
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The rock collapses have caused fear and panic among the residents, who have appealed to local authorities and the Yemeni government to intervene and address this issue.
According to Faiz Ba-sura, director of the Geological Survey and Mineral Resources Authority in Hadhramaut, the cause of the collapses in Mount Hissn is due to the saturation of the soil with water as a result of rainfall.
He warned that the cracks in the area threaten further earthquakes and collapses, and advised residents not to return to their threatened homes.
