Ministry of Water: 1,488 facilities destroyed by Saudi-led coalition

SANAA, March 03 (YPA) – The Ministry of Water and Environment held a press conference on Wednesday, in Sanaa, during which it reviewed the damage of the water and environment after six years of the US-Saudi aggression on Yemen.

The Ministry stated that the water sector is one of the most affected sectors by the suffocating blockade as a result of the continued piracy on fuel tankers.

It emphasized that aggression directly and systematically bombed water and sanitation projects in the various governorates in a flagrant violation of international and humanitarian charters, norms, and laws.

It indicated that the number of facilities and equipment destroyed as a result of the aggression reached 1,488 facilities and 410 climate and rain stations, torrents, underground stations and quality water stations. The total cost was estimated over 383 billion riyals indicating that the aggression directly destroyed.

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