Saudi-led Coalition Causes $132M Losses in Yemeni Land Transport

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M.A.

The Saudi-led coalition caused land transport sector in Yemen material losses due to the targeting of its infrastructure and means of transport and stations for four years, “exceeding 132 million dollars,” according to a report issued by the Land Transport Regulatory Authority.

The report said, “the damage and losses incurred by the Head Office and the headquarters of its branches and land ports from the bombing of the aggression amounted to 6 million dollars, despite being civilian facilities, criminalized by international law to be targeted.”

“The estimated cost of road transport losses of the private sector, which was directly targeted by the aggression, amounted to more than $ 90 million, including trucks transporting goods, transporting fuel, buses and passenger cars,” it said.

According to the report, the attack targeted 2514 means of transport and goods, 274 trucks and the transport of fuel, 1405 passenger transport and the student bus in the market of Dahyan in Sa’adah province, leaving dozens of martyrs and wounded.

The Authority was able to overcome the difficulties imposed by the aggression on the land transport sector, to develop plans and policies to address the damage after studying the reality of the sector as well as training and rehabilitating cadres technically, professionally and administratively during 2016-2019, the report added.

This post originally ran on Almasirah English