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UAE, Oman send aid to cyclone-hit Yemen

Aden - Cyclone Chapala weakened after making landfall on Tuesday in Yemen, triggering heavy flash floods after severely striking the country's Arabian Sea island of Socotra.

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Published: Wed 4 Nov 2015, 11:00 PM

Last updated: Fri 6 Nov 2015, 8:01 AM

Relief aid started to be flown in to Yemen on Wednesday as a rare tropical cyclone eased into a depression after wreaking havoc in parts of the war-torn country.
Cyclone Chapala weakened after making landfall on Tuesday in Yemen, triggering heavy flash floods after severely striking the country's Arabian Sea island of Socotra.
A fisherman drowned on Wednesday as the storm generated high waves off the southern port city of Aden and flooded its seafront Abyan Road.
Three military planes sent by Oman landed in Socotra with 54 tonnes of food and medicine, Saba state news agency reported, adding that six more planes from the sultanate were expected by Thursday.
The UAE also dispatched a plane loaded with 20 tonnes of relief aid to Socotra, Wam said. The shipment included tents and blankets, in addition to food. - AFP
 


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