SHARJAH
-- As per directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al
Nahyan and of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of
Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the follow
up of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Khalifa bin Zayed Al
Nahyan Foundation (KF), the 16th consignment of relief aid arrived this morning
in the Republic of Yemen on board an Emirati plane carrying 30 tons of food and
relief materials to be provided to the people affected by Chapala cyclone that
hit the island and other areas.
Their
Highnesses' directive aims to provide urgent relief aid and supplies to the
people of Yemen as a result of the current situation in the country and to
shelter the victims of the cyclone.
An
official source at the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, KF, said the UAE
relief aid supplies includes five tons of tents and blankets, five tons of
medicines, 20 tons of various food items.
The
official source also added that the cargo plane will be unloaded today. The
Khalifa Foundation team will supply the Khalifa bin Zayed Hospital in Socotra
with medicines and other medical supplies for the people of Yemen.
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