Sheikh Khalifa orders thousands of homes built for flood victims

Recent floods washed away thousands of homes in eastern Yemen, leaving many homeless and dependent on emergency shelters.

President of the UAE President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered thousands of homes built for those who recently lost their homes in floods in Yemen.

The tropical storm and torrential rains which affected the eastern province of Hadhramaut last month caused extensive damage in the region. Hundreds of homes made of mud brick had collapsed in the flooding. Following Sheikh Khalifa’s orders, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Deputy-Supreme Commander of the UAE’s Armed Forces, and the Deputy-Prime Minister of the UAE and Chairman of the UAE Red Crescent Authority (UAERCA) HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has given directives for the immediate implementation of the President’s orders. Chairman of the Board of Directors of UAERCA Dr. Ali Abdullah Al Ka’abi said preparatory works have already begun to construct the houses as per the President’s orders to alleviate the sufferings of flood victims. Several parts of Yemen, including the capital Sana’a were affected in the flash floods which swept away many homes. Dr. Al Ka’abi said that the developmental projects ordered by the President will constitute the second phase of the already in progress humanitarian works of UAERCA, which rushed to Yemen with relief aid in the aftermath of the devastating floods. The directives given by the prudent leadership of UAE mirror the country’s great humanitarian concern, and the RCA will intensify its efforts to bring the life back to normalcy in Yemen, Al Ka’abi added. 

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