http://www.english.hadhramaut.info UNICEF calls for Hadramout for international assistance, warns of environment pollution [The Source: www.almotamar.net - 4/11/2008] Representative of the UNICEF in Yemen Abu Karim Adjibari called for an international assistance for the reconstruction of the areas damaged in Hadramout Valley that have been destroyed by torrents , warning against dangerous environmental complications probable to spread amongst the affected people.
The UNICEF representative described in a statement to almotamar.net what the affected area was exposed to of over all destruction as horrible catastrophe more than modern wars and cannot be imagined. He said Yemen is in need of speedy international aid in parallel to the volume of the disaster and to prevent the happening of rebounding complications increasing possibilities of spread of environmental pollution and spread of dangerous diseases among the affected.
The international official clarified that the UNICEF, through the field teams of relief and in coordination with government and local parties, targeted on Tuesday 400 families in al-Fawz camp in Tarim with personal cleaning material and tools as well as health requirements and enlightening preventative means from possible spreading diseases in the shelter communities as a result of crowdedness and lack of services of water and sewage.