Water Minister warns of humanitarian, environmental disaster

SANAA, Oct. 5 (YPA) – Minister of Water and Environment Nabil Abdullah Al-Wazir has warned of a disastrous situation that will inflict on the water and sanitation sector due to the continued aggression by the aggression coalition in detaining oil derivatives ships and preventing them from entering Hodeidah port.

Al-Wazir said in a statement that the detention of oil derivatives, including operating fuel diesel material will lead to a humanitarian and environmental disaster as a result of the stoppage of water pumping as well as work in sewage stations in Republic of Yemen.

Al-Wazir called on the United Nations and international organizations to play their role and act swiftly to avoid a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe at the same time, especially with the spread of diseases and epidemics, especially the cholera epidemic, which efforts are still under way to combat it.