UAE humanitarian arm provides urgent aid to survivors in Yemen‏

The UAE, represented by its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, provided urgent shelter and food aid to Yemenis survived by Houthi militias artillery shelling in southern Hodeidah, west of Yemen, the Emirates News Agency reported.

The ERC’s representative in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast said, "The ERC received calls from relevant authorities in At Tuhayta district to rescue 23 families in Al Mateena, following a bomb attack by the Houthi militias that killed nine people and injured 11, mostly women and children.

They also burnt their houses."

" ERC immediately responded to the call by providing shelter tents to the survivors along with food and water," he said pointing out that the ERC will continue its humanitarian efforts as part of the UAE’s support for needy families.

Families that benefitted from the aid expressed their happiness and praised the UAE’s humanitarian role in Yemen.

The Saudi-led Arab coalition, included the United Arab Emirates and other Arab nations, intervened in Yemen in March 2015 against the Houthis after they ousted the internationally recognized government in Sanaa in late 2014.