Landslides in Yemen have destroyed a small village near the capital Sanaa, killing at least 30 people including women and children with dozens more missing, officials said on Thursday. A Yemeni official said rocks had slid off a mountain late on Wednesday and collapsed into the al-Dhofair village -- about 20 km (12 miles) southwest of Sanaa -- destroying its 27 houses. Police cordoned off the area and are searching for survivors. State news agency "Saba" said tens of people were injured -- some seriously -- and have been taken to hospital. Landslides are rare in Yemen, at the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula, but the country is prone to floods in spring and summer.
