UAE Embassy rushes aid to flood-hit Ma’abar [Archives:2006/925/Local News]

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March 2 2006

Pursuant to directives of the United Arab Emirates president and Ali Saif bin Sultan, UAE ambassador to Sana'a, a relief convoy last Thursday rushed from Sana'a to the flood-hit town of Ma'abar in Dhamar province. Trucks were loaded with foodstuffs, mattresses, blankets and kitchen tools and distributed to some 1,590 individuals in 265 families affected by heavy rains in the area late last month.

“We made a field visit to the affected area to provide emergency relief to victims under the supervision and follow-up of HE Ambassador Ali Saif bin Sultan,” embassy project and relief officer Sa'eed Al-Amiri reported.

“We recommend extra attention be paid to this area, such as urgent construction of homes for those who lost their dwellings. Victims are sheltered in schools, suffering harshly cold weather,” he added.

Rainwater inundated parts of the town, resulting in two deaths and destruction of a number of houses. More than 1,000 residents sustained considerable losses of livestock and furniture as well.

Ma'abar is approximately 75 kilometers south of Sana'a with an estimated population of 24,790.
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