‘Homes turned into ovens’: Millions of Yemenis swelter amid heat, blackouts

Mukalla, Yemen – Yemen is sweltering under a heatwave as temperatures soar above a blistering 40C (104F), turning houses into ovens. Long power cuts have added to the suffering of millions of people across the war-torn nation.

With authorities struggling to boost power supply, people have nowhere to escape from the hot and humid weather gripping much of the country’s southern, e...