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KSRelief sends 20 tons of food baskets to Yemen

- MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN

RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitari­an Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) sent 20 tons of food baskets, which will benefit 30,000 distressed people, to Al-Ghaydah airport in Yemen.

The consignmen­t, sent in a

Saudi Air Force cargo plane, was accompanie­d by a special team comprising officers from the

KSRelief Centre.

According to a statement from KSRelief, the initiative will benefit some 30,000 people in most districts of Al-Mahra.

The Coalition Forces

Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen announced the re-opening of the Al-Ghaydah airport on Friday to receive aircraft carrying relief and humanitari­an assistance. The airport resumed operations with the consent of the legitimate government of Yemen. Last week, the first of the Saudi Royal Air Force planes loaded with tons of foodstuffs provided by KSRelief landed in the airport. Sources from Yemen added that the coalition forces have harnessed all their abilities to deliver humanitari­an and relief aid to the needy inside Yemen.

KSRelief distribute­d 1,500 food baskets in the Mujzar district of Marib governorat­e to the displaced and needy families.

The distributi­on came within the project of distributi­ng 49,000 food baskets, targeting the governorat­es of Marib, Al-Bayda, Al-Jouf and Sanaa.

The KSRelief also delivered medical aid to the hospitals in Marib governorat­e.

Two months ago, KSRelief supplied 10 tons and 300 kg of medicines and medical supplies to Cree Rural Hospital in Al-Wadi directorat­e, and another package of medicines was supplied to Marib Authority Hospital.

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