Qatar- QC relief project helps 3000 people hit by cyclone in Yemen

Date

11/14/2015 9:48:50 PM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Children with their relief packets.

DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) has carried out an urgent relief campaign in cyclone-hit areas in Yemen benefiting about 3000 people.

Since last Saturday 500 families affected by the cyclone in Socotra Hadramaut Al Mahrah and Shabwah have received basic supplies and clothing.

QC’s field team is assessing the situation and damage to launch another relief campaign and to rebuild destroyed properties.

QC distributed food baskets to the families containing flour rice sugar cooking oil baby milk and legumes among other items.

Each family also received four blankets four mattresses four pieces of clothes for children and kitchen tools. Engineer Rashid bin Fatis Al Marri Director of Relief QC said the charity was the first to offer aid to the Yemeni people hit by the Chapala Cyclone.

Statistics show that 10000 people have been displaced following the cyclone which also uprooted hundreds of palm trees killed thousands of cattle and damaged hundreds of fishing boats electricity poles and communication lines.

Meanwhile about 840000 people benefited from QC’s QR21.5m aid set aside for Yemen this year because of the crisis.

The Peninsula

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