Barran Press
A convoy of 14 trucks carrying food and essential supplies arrived in Yemen on Friday, August 23, 2024, from Kuwait, according to the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS). The aid delivery is part of the organization's ongoing efforts to assist those affected by recent torrential rains and floods in Yemen.
KRCS Director General Abdulrahman Al-Aoun, in a statement published by the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), said a field team will be dispatched to Yemen to oversee the distribution of aid and inspect development projects implemented by the society, including schools, health centers, orphanages, and water projects in coordination with the Humanitarian and Relief Response Foundation.
Al-Aoun added that the aid will help alleviate the burden on needy families and provide them with a dignified life. He emphasized that this is part of a series of humanitarian initiatives implemented by the KRCS to provide food and livelihood support to flood victims and mitigate their suffering.
On August 8, 2024, a Kuwaiti charity announced the provision of urgent aid worth approximately 50,000 Kuwaiti dinars (around $165,000) to flood victims in Yemen.
KUNA confirmed that the Kuwait Al-Najat Charity Association allocated emergency food and shelter supplies to assist 1,000 Yemeni families affected by the recent floods.
Since the beginning of August, Yemen has experienced heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds, resulting in dozens of deaths and affecting nearly 250,000 people, particularly those living in displacement camps.
Last Monday, the United Nations stated that the harsh weather conditions in Yemen will continue until September.
Yemen suffers from severe infrastructure weakness, exacerbating the impact of the floods and adding to the misery of the population who already struggle with fragile essential services due to the ongoing civil war that began nearly 10 years ago.