Yemen reveals losses of agricultural, electricity and fishery sectors during 6 year of US-Saudi aggression

SANA’A,(ST)_ Yemeni Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation revealed on Sunday that the losses of agriculture sector during the six year of US-Saudi aggression estimated at more than 111 billion dollar, according to Al-Masirah website.

 

The website quoted the ministry as saying that US-Saudi aggression destroyed 172 public agricultural facilities and 204 private ones .

 

“The aggression struck 89 water establishments,” the ministry added, pointing out that 2314 agricultural stores were completely destroyed, while 29 agricultural export centers and 3213 equipment were targeted by the aggression.

 

Moreover, the Yemeni Minister of Fisheries said that the number of the monitored attacks on the fisheries sector reached 85 direct attacks. The number of martyrs among fishermen and the fish sector reached 271 martyrs and dozens of injured.

 

The Minister added that 1749 fishermen were kidnapped, imprisoned and tortured, 28 of whom are still imprisoned, while the losses of the fish sector in the Red Sea as a result of the aggression amounted to more than 10 billion dollars. He stated that the losses in the infrastructure of the fishery sector amounted to more than 137 million US dollar, while the number of boats totally destroyed in the coasts of the governorates of Hodeidah and Hajjah reached 250 boats, at a total cost of more than $ 2 million.

 

As for electricity sector, the direct losses caused by the war and the blockade reached $ 4 billion, while the indirect losses were estimated at $2 billion and 3 million due to the stoppage.

 

However, the initial losses in the transport sector and transforming stations as a result of the aggression amounted to $61,757,000.

 

Basma Qaddour