Up to $ 970 million are estimations of floods' damages

SANA'A, Nov. 06 (Saba)-Government and donors held on Thursday an
expanded meeting headed by Minister of Planning and International
Cooperation Abdul-Karim al-Arhabi for discussing results of
evaluating floods-damages in eastern area.

The meeting dealt with two surveys made by the World Bank and the
United Nation on losses and damages which have been estimated at
nearly US $ one billion and on the needs of quick relief.

Minister Al-Arhabi called on donors to support exiting efforts for
supporting Yemen facing floods' catastrophe that caused great
damages in infrastructure and of public and private possessions.

Minister of Health reviewed nature of measures health authorities
have taken in the affected areas while Minister of Public Works and
Roads asserted in his report on providing funds needed for starting
reconstruction process in these areas.