In Yemen, 16 million people – half of which are children – cannot access clean drinking water, according to UNICEF. Water scarcity is prevalent among Yemeni communities, who now face contamination of vital water sources. While some believe water contamination is a consequence of demining practices, the contamination derives from the chemicals from Houthi landmines,…
As Houthi militias continue planting landmines across occupied area of Yemen, Project Masam has succeeded in clearing 13 schools in Al-Khawkhah and Hays districts of Hodeidah Governorate. Project Masam Team 26 said that, of the 13 schools it has cleared of landmines, seven were completely destroyed and six were partially damaged due to the landmines …
Project Masam has announced that its demining teams have removed 783 landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) so far in September 2023. Project Masam’s Operations Room said in a statement that last week the teams managed to remove seven anti-personnel mines, 84 anti-tank mines, 687 UXO and five IEDs. The project’s demining…
Project Masam has announced it has located and destroyed 414,526 explosive devices in Yemeni liberated areas. These include 6,314 anti-personnel mines, 140,815 anti-tank mines, 259,508 unexploded ordnance (UXO) and 7,889 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralised over 49,316,254 square metres of land since mid-2018. Since the conflict between Yemen’s pro-government forces and Houthi militias escalated in…
