DOHA: At the directives of the Emir, HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar aid to the people of Yemen continued as two planes with Qatari relief assistance onboard left today. The two planes carried 120 tons of varied relief materials and were escorted by members of the Qatari Research and Rescue Team (Lekhwiya).
Two more planes with 120 tonnes of aid arrive yesterday at Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport and were received by Qatar's Ambassador to Djibouti, Jassim Jaber Jassim Souror and a delegation from the embassy as well as Djibouti and Yemeni officials. The relief materials will be transported by sea to the Yemeni people.
The total aid delivered in two days reached 240 tonnes.
The permanent research and rescue and humanitarian assistance committee, headed by Lekhwiya, assumed the task of coordinating with the authorities concerned and prepared relief assistance, which includes a variety of relief materials and items.
QNA
