NEW DELHI : The Indian Navy delivered roughly 67 tons of medical help to Yemen to help communities affected by catastrophic flash floods that befell within the southern and southeastern elements of the nation in August.
In a publish on X, the Navy stated that the help, packed in 4,572 bins, was delivered on Tuesday by Indian Naval Ship (INS) Chennai as a part of India’s ongoing humanitarian help and catastrophe aid operations.
The Indian Navy within the publish additional acknowledged that the mission highlights its dedication to extending well timed humanitarian help and underscores India’s position as a dependable associate and first responder within the area.
“INS Chennai efficiently undertook humanitarian help in Yemen, delivering approx 67 tons of medical help (4572 bins) on 25 Nov to help communities affected by catastrophic flash floods. This mission underscores the Indian Navy’s unwavering dedication to extending humanitarian help and catastrophe aid, reaffirming India’s position as a dependable associate and first responder within the area,” the Indian Navy stated within the X publish.
The aid materials goals to help affected communities in Yemen, which have been severely impacted by current flash floods triggered by torrential rains within the area.
In accordance with Anadolu Company, the flash floods in Yemen have been brought on by heavy rainfall and claimed atleast 14 lives throughout a number of provinces within the nation.
India was among the many early international locations to actively help Yemen’s independence from British rule. It was among the many first to recognise the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR) in 1962 and the Folks’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) in 1967. In 1990, YAR and PDRY merged to change into the Republic of Yemen.
As a long-standing buddy of Yemen, India has all the time prioritised the humanitarian wants of Yemen and has prolonged humanitarian help to Yemen by means of the provision of medicines and meals commodities prior to now.
As a part of India’s Vaccine Maitri Initiative, 360,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX facility have been equipped to Yemen in March 2021. Since April 2022, India has additionally exported greater than 250,000 tons of wheat to Yemen to mitigate the antagonistic impression of provide disruptions in world commodity markets. (ANI)
