YEMAC reveals number of casualties increase as result of war’s remnants

SANAA, March 17 (YPA) – The Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre (YEMAC) revealed on Thursday the number of casualties increased in several areas contaminated with mines, cluster bombs and remnants of war.

The YEMAC affirmed in a statement that the casualties grew as a result of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)’s procrastination in providing marking requirements for areas contaminated with these remnants.

The center said that UNDP’s delays doubled the casualties, as one family was exposed on Wednesday to an explosion that completely destroyed its car in Hodeida province, due to mine remnants.

The center indicated that demining teams in Hodeida rushed to the place and retrieved and exhumed the bodies of the victims.

Over the past 4 months, it has been following up on the UNDP to provide supplies and means of marking dangerous areas to inform civilians of those mined areas and prevent more casualties.

There have been about 180 casualties, since which could have been reduced, if the UNDP had responded to the center’s demands to provide marking supplies in areas of mines, the center added.

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