Reports: 50 bodies of Somali livestock found near Honish coasts

SANA'A, Dec.30
(Saba) - Field reports pointed out on Wednesday that 50 bodies of Somali dead
livestock were
found near the coasts of Honish archipelago in the Red Sea.
The reports, prepared by field committees and discussed by the expanded meeting of
the General Authority for Developing Yemeni Islands held on Wednesday, affirmed
that there
is no proof that the Iranian boat, which was carrying cattle rejected by Qatari
authorities, entered the country waters.
Meanwhile, the reports denied what has been cited recently by some media about
presence of large numbers of dead animals on the coasts of some Yemeni islands,
calling those
media to investigate the credibility and accuracy in what they publish.
The expanded meeting, attended by officials from the concerned authorities,
approved mechanisms of disposal of the bodies of dead animals found off Yemeni
islands in addition
to the continuation of investigating the source of those bodies that were found near
the coasts of Honish archipelago .
The participants affirmed the need to gather the efforts of all concerned
authorities to discuss the natural and human threats to the marine environment of
the Yemeni ports
and islands and develop suitable mechanisms to address them.
Earlier in this December, Yemeni west-based Coast Guard hunted an Iranian boat that
the Interior ministry said was carrying infected livestock.
The ministry ordered the Coast Guard in Hodeidah province to prevent the boat from
entering the country waters.
It posted on its website that the livestock were found infected with anthrax after
they were tested by Qatari authorities which earlier prevented the boat from
entering
the Gulf state.
BA