Power crisis plunge oil-rich Hadramout amid calls for protests

HADRAMOUT, May 26 (YPA) – The city of Mukalla, the capital of the oil-rich Hadramout province, is being suffered from a severe electricity crisis, with daily power outages lasting more than 18 hours.

This crisis coincided with an intense heat-wave hitting the city and the coastal districts overlooking the Arabian Sea, particularly with the onset of the “Arbaeen” season, known for record-breaking temperatures.

The power outage crisis had worsened after a new rationing system was implemented, requiring electricity to be on for only two hours, followed by a five-hour power outage.

Residents of Mukalla and the coastal districts are facing a sharp deterioration in living conditions amid the absence of any radical solutions to address the collapse of basic services by the coalition-backed Aden government.

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