ERC provides aid to rebuild Aden

ABU DHABI, 12th October, 2015 (WAM) -- The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has stressed that it will continue to provide humanitarian and development assistance to the people of Yemen. It added that the ERC teams are providing a large number of food and relief parcels for more than 4,000 Yemeni families in Aden on a daily basis. In its report, the ERC stated that as far as the development projects in Aden were concerned, the philanthropist body is working to reconstruct and revamp a number of infrastructure projects in various fields. The report also added that more than 50 schools in Aden have been revamped and maintenance work will continue to cover 154 schools. Also, a number of health facilities, water and electricity works, electricity, sewerage and parks and others will be included in the plan. The report also mentioned that during the coming period, the ERC will send a bigger number of its teams to various regions in Yemen to distribute thousands of parcels of various kinds of food and relief, as well as undertake complete reconstruction of service and infrastructure facilities. The report reiterated that the latest developments in Aden will not undermine the continuation of humanitarian and relief support to the people in Aden and other projects being carried out by the authority in various governorates in Aden. – Emirates News Agency, WAM -http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395286580499.html