Just as in South Sudan where days of relentless downpours led to flash floods and widespread destruction, Yemen was too over the weekend devastated by torrential rains.
Officials already estimated the death toll to have reach 50 over the past days, all provinces confounded.
Local officials in Odain confirmed the authorities had found the bodies of 16 people, they believe drown, caught up in the raging water of a flash flood. Several more people have been reported missing.
In Bashrab (southern province of Taiz), 27 people attending a local wedding were swept away while in their car by a violent flood this Friday; engulfed by the waters only the bride reportedly made it out alive.
In the western province of Hodeidah, the local authorities reported seven deaths by drowning.
In Dhamar, about an hour drive from the capital, Sana'a, a 7-year old boy was stroke by lighting as he ventured outside in the storm.
A total of 16 people, among whom one soldier from Ibb were killed by lightning since Friday.
Faced with such large-scale devastation and loss of life Yemen President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi ordered the authorities to immediately devise an emergency assistance strategy.
President Hadi also conveyed his condolences to the victims' families through a heartfelt telegram message published in all official media.
While flash floods are not uncommon in Yemen, the severity and sheer destruction witnessed by Yemenis over the past few days have underscored the need for a global planning strategy.
Other countries where flash floods are a recurrence, have put in place warning systems to help communities minimize the loss of life and properties.