UN incepts flood-affected people conditions in Hodeidah
The Source: HODEIDAH/hadhramaut.infor/sabanews.net - 07/06/2010
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Director of UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Tariq Talahimah incepted on Monday the conditions of flood-affected people in al-Zuhrah and al-Qanawis districts in Hodeidah Province. During his meeting with the Hodeidah Province Undersecretary and head of the flood assessment damage committee Mohammed al-Fashiq, Talahimah said that the visit aimed to discuss the possible means to present assistance via the coordination among the concerned bodies as well as submitting reports for urgent assistance for those affected people.
Al-Fashiq showed the UN official the procedures taken by the committee and the local authority including counting the affected families and presenting the basic aid such as foodstuffs and relief materials.Contacts have been made with the Civil Society Organizations, development and humanitarian societies to offer any assistance, he added.The committee has prepared a detailed report on the assistance presented to the affected people and what is still needed to alleviate the suffering of the flood victims, al-Fashiq said.
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