Child Dies After Being Struck by Lightning in Amran Province

A child died on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, after suffering severe injuries caused by a lightning strike in Amran province, northern Yemen.

Local sources told "Bran Press" that the child, Mazen Saleh Yahya Al-Hujairi, succumbed to burns and critical injuries after being struck by lightning in the Khamer district.

According to the sources, this incident brings the total number of lightning-related deaths in Yemen over the past month to 11. Four fatalities were reported in late June in Hajjah province, in addition to two in Al-Mahwit and three others across the provinces of Ibb, Sana’a, and Taiz.