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Thousand homes to be built for flood-hit in Yemen on UAE President's order
UAE President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the building of thousands of homes for those who lost them in the recent floods in Yemen.
- WAM
- Published: 18:10 November 11, 2008
Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the building of thousands of homes for those who lost them in the recent floods in Yemen.
The tropical storm and torrential rain, which hit largely the eastern province of Hadramaut in October, have caused extensive damage in the region.
Hundreds of homes made of mud brick collapsed in the flooding. Following Shaikh Khalifa's orders, General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Shaikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Chairman of UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA), have given directives for the immediate implementation of the Presidential order.
Dr Ali Abdullah Al Ka'abi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of RCA, said preparatory work to construct the houses has already started.
Several parts of Yemen, including the capital Sana'a, were affected in the flash floods that swept away many homes.
Dr Al Ka'abi said the developmental projects ordered by the President will constitute the second phase of the already running humanitarian works of RCA, which rushed to Yemen with relief in the aftermath of the devastating floods.
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