OFFICIAL: 370 HOUSES EXPOSED TO FALL IN OLD SANA'A

SANA'A, Feb.10 (Saba) - Director General of the Old Sana'a district
Khalid al-Kwa'a has affirmed that 370 houses in the Old city from a
total of 8,000 houses exposed to fall or collapse according to
official statistics prepared by the district.

In related news, random excavations have caused a partial collapse
of a five- storey ancient house in the Old Sana'a City.

Al-Kwa'a told Saba that the random excavations under the old
foundations of the house have led to collapse of the eastern part of
the house.

He added that the local council in the district took several urgent
actions, including evacuating the house inhabitants to another house
and assigning specialized contractors to renovate and maintain the
collapsed house to avoid falling and any collateral damages to the
nearby houses.

In this respect, al-Akwa'a indicated that the Capital Secretariat
and Ministry of Culture currently carrying out a restoration of
several houses in the city.

Old Sana'a is one of the most famous Arab historical and ancient
cities, which forms an important focus in the Arab and Islamic
history. It has attracted the international and European attention
due to its civilization rooted in the history.

There are about 35 old markets in the old city and each one has its
name and distinguished features like Salt, Gold, Sliver, Cooper,
Food (Grains), and Yemeni daggers (Djambia), fabrics, and onyx
markets.

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